Uniform Circular Motion Notes
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Related Resources:
- Reading:
Lesson 1 of the Circular Motion and Satellite Motion Chapter of the Tutorial is a perfect accompaniment to this Interactive. The following pages will be particularly useful in the early stages of the learning cycle on Circular Motion:
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
The Centripetal Force Requirement
The Forbidden F-Word
Mathematics of Circular Motion
- Minds On Physics Internet Modules:
The Minds On Physics Internet Modules include a collection of interactive questioning modules that help learners assess their understanding of physics concepts and solidify those understandings by answering questions that require higher-order thinking. Assignments CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4 and CG5 of the Circular Motion and Gravitation module provide great complements to this Interactive. They are best used in the middle to later stages of the learning cycle. Visit the Minds On Physics Internet Modules.
- Curriculum/Practice: Several Concept Development worksheets at the Curriculum Corner will be very useful in assisting students in cultivating their understanding, most notably ...
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration and Circular Motion
Circular Motion and Inertia
The Centripetal Force Requirement
Mathematics of Circular Motion
Visit the Curriculum Corner.
- Labwork:
Simulations should always support (never supplant) hands-on learning. The Laboratory section of The Physics Classroom website includes several hands-on ideas that complement this Interactive. Two notable lab ideas include ...
Making the Turn Lab
Loop-the-Loop Lab
Visit The Laboratory.
- Science Reasoning Activities:
Science classrooms should be filled with reasoning activities. There is one related activity in the Circular Motion section of the Science Reasoning Center that will challenge students to employ close reading, data analysis, and logical reasoning. The activity is named ...
Roller Coaster Loops
Visit the Science Reasoning Center.
Additional resources and ideas for incorporating Uniform Circular Motion into an instructional unit on circular motion can be found at the Teacher Toolkits section of The Physics Classroom website. Visit Teacher Toolkits.
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