Which One Doesn't Belong? - Directions

 

How it Works:

Using the Which One Doesn't Belong? Concept Builder is quite simple. You will be presented with four to five representations of a projectile's motion (e.g., graph, vector diagram, verbal description, data table, etc.) and you will identify which one of the representations is not like the others. In other words, you must determine which one doesn't belong. You can select the one that doesn't belong by simply tapping on the representation. When you tap on a choice it will be highlighted with a red box. Once you are satisfied with your answer, tap on the Check Answer button. Your answer will be evaluated and your Progress Report will be updated.

There are three different levels of difficulty. Your goal is to earn "Stars" and to complete one or more difficulty levels. Stars are earned when you show success on a particular question. Once you show success on all the questions at a particular difficulty level, you will earn the medal for that level.

 

 

Earning Stars

When you start up any level of difficulty, the number of questions for that level are shown in the Progress Report area of the Concept Builder. You will notice that there is either a Yellow or a Red background for each question number. When starting up a difficulty level, the background color is Yellow. Answering a "Yellow" question correctly earns you a star for that question number. However, answering it incorrectly turns the background color to Red. A question number with a Red background must be correctly answered twice (without a miss) in order to earn a star. 

 

Getting Help

You will notice that there is a Help Me button underneath the Progress Report. You should learn to use this feature of the program. It's how you can turn an exercise in answering questions into an exercise in learning. Tapping on the Help Me button will open a page with help that is specific to each question. Of course, the Help pages are only helpful if you read them. So take the time to read them. Each Help page contains four sections: a discussion of the Fundamentals, a display of the various Questions in the Question Group, a section titled How to Think About This Situation, and a set of links to resources in our Tutorial section. You should pay attention to the section titled How to Think About This Situation. You will find what you need to know in this section. You will also become a better Physics student for doing that. That is, after all, the goal of such an activity as Which One Doesn't Belong.

Thanks for being patient with the Directions. Happy learning!