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The Moving Man

Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration graphs. Move the little man back and forth with the mouse and plot his motion. Set the position, velocity, or acceleration and let the simulation move the man for you.

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Topics

Main Topics

  • Position
  • Velocity
  • Acceleration

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Sample Learning Goals

  • Interpret and draw position
  • velocity and acceleration graphs for common situations and explain their reasoning.

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Teaching Ideas

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Ideas and Activities for this Sim

There are 29 contributions listed.

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Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		HW
CQs
Lab
Demo		7/09
Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		CQs8/09
Forces 1D activity 2: Relating graphs and free body diagrams using Moving Man and Forces 1D (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinHS
UG-Intro		Lab
CQs		11/08
Motion and Moving Man Simulation Homework Designed by PhET IconK. PerkinsHS
UG-Intro		HW8/08
Motion Labs using MOVING MAN N. SpletzerUG-IntroLab9/07
Moving Man J. MullinsHSLab9/06
Moving Man B. BoyleHSLab8/07
Moving Man T. RadilHSOther9/07
Moving Man (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinHSLab
CQs		11/08
Moving Man - Distance vs. Time Graphs S. ReevesHSHW4/08
Moving Man - Velocity vs. Time Graphs S. ReevesHSHW4/08
Moving Man Activity D. IsolaHSCQs1/09
Moving Man Algebra uses A. SokolowskiHSLab11/08
Moving Man and Maze Game PhET Lab C. BiresHSLab11/08
Moving Man and Maze Game Simulations Homework Designed by PhET IconK. PerkinsHS
UG-Intro		HW11/08
Moving Man for Mathematics Students A. SokolowskiHSDemo11/08
Moving Man I: Velocity vs. Time Graphs A. JordanHSLab9/07
Moving Man II: Acceleration vs. Time A. JordanHSLab9/07
Moving Man Motion Graph Review K. FrettHSHW9/07
Moving Man Simulation G. SwansonHSLab9/06
Moving Man Simulation Activity Designed by PhET IconK. PerkinsHS
UG-Intro		CQs11/08
Moving Man with Position and Velocity graphs K. KingHSLab9/07
Moving Man, elementary Image of Gold StarS. BorensteinMS
K-5		Lab7/08
Moving Man: Anayzing Graphs D. MoutouxHSCQs11/08
Moving Man: Simple Acceleration K. KingHSLab1/09
Moving the Man T. RadilHSLab5/08
Mr K. BedoMSDemo9/09
The "Lifelike" Moving Man: Variation in motion graphs K. KingHSLab7/07
THE MOVING MAN: DISTANCE, DISPLACEMENT, SPEED & VELOCITY T. BlesseHSLab9/07

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Software Requirements

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Windows Systems Macintosh Systems Linux Systems
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later

 OS 10.4.11 or later
Apple Java 1.5.0_19 or later

 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later

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Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Wendy Adams
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Sam Reid (developer)
  • Carl Wieman
  • Interviewer: Danielle Harlow
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