Moving Man Simulation Activity

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Submission Information
Authors	Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman
Contact Email	katherine.perkins@colorado.edu
School / Organization	University of Colorado
Submitted	08/04/11
Updated	11/01/09
Contribution Description
Title	Moving Man Simulation Activity
Simulations	Mondar Mandir
Keywords	moving man, motion, displacement, velocity, acceleration, graph, vector sign, phet activity
Description	This is the part of a PHYS1010 lecture at CU Boulder utilizing PhET's "Moving Man" simulation and all of its activities. It is probably most useful for demonstrating and clarifying negative and positive position/velocity/acceleration, which difficult if position, velocity, and acceleration have never been conceptualized this way. This activity was developed in 2003 before most of our research with PhET interviews and before we developed the Inquiry Guidelines. Therefore, the lessons are more directed then we would now recommend. Also, this activity was used in a course with very large enrollment (200+), so many questions are constrained to being multiple choice or numeric for computer grading. Please email phethelp@colorado.edu if you are a teacher and would like a solution key.
Level	Undergraduate - Intro, High School
Type	Concept Questions
Subject	Physics
Answers Included	No
Language	English

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