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Ladybug Revolution
Join the ladybug in an exploration of rotational motion. Rotate the merry-go-round to change its angle, or choose a constant angular velocity or angular acceleration. Explore how circular motion relates to the bug's x,y position, velocity, and acceleration using vectors or graphs.
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Teaching Resources
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain some of the variables for rotational motion by describing the motion of a bug on a turning platform
- Describe how the bug's position on the turning platform affects these variables.
Teaching Ideas
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Ladybug Motion 2D Vector controls for circle/elliptical motion (inquiry based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
CQs HW |
7/13/09 |
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Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
CQs | 3/3/13 |
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Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab CQs HW Demo |
8/29/12 |
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Ladybug Revolution activity: Exploring rotational motion (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS | CQs Lab |
11/14/08 |
| Rotational Motion | Sarah Stanhope | HS | Lab | 1/27/11 |
| Introduction to rotational motion | Sarah Stanhope | HS UG-Intro |
CQs | 2/24/10 |
| Lady Bug Revolution Activity | Zak Shuster | HS | Lab | 2/21/10 |
| Ladybug Activity | todd hendricks, John Barber, Andrew Defever | HS | Lab | 10/1/09 |
| Lady Bug: Angular Kinematics | Robert Kennedy | HS | Lab | 11/22/08 |
| Intro to Rotational Motion | Adrian Carmichael | HS | Lab | 9/17/07 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
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