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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Angular Acceleration

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe uniform circular motion, explain nonuniform circular motion, calculate angular acceleration of an object, and observe the link between linear and angular acceleration.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Physics: Angular Acceleration

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses uniform and non-uniform circular motion, how to calculate angular acceleration, and the relationship between linear and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Universal Law of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using Newton's Law of Gravity and the equations of uniform circular motion, students solve problems involving the force of gravity.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Speed and Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive module, describe and explain the motion of objects that either move in circles or can be approximated to be moving in circles. Kinematic concepts and motion principles will be applied to the motion of objects in...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Kepler's Three Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive practice problems and examples, students explore Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Slice the String

For Students 9th - 10th
This game is intended to give students an intuitive feel for the direction the velocity for an object in circular motion. The objects is to score as many points in two minutes as possible. You earn more points the closer you are to the...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Mathematics of Satellite Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
The mathematics associated with the motion of satellites is described. Equations (for period, velocity, acceleration and force) are stated, symbols described, and sample problems solved. Includes five practice problems with solutions and...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Centripetal Force Requirement

For Students 9th - 10th
Animation depicting the effect of a centripetal force on the motion of an object. Newton's laws are used to explain why circular motion requires an inward-directed force.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Race Track Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Apply forces to a race car in order to drive a lap around an oval track. The track becomes narrower with each of the three levels. Horizontal and vertical velocities are displayed, allowing students to make wise choices regarding the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Seven Circles Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, seven pennies are placed in a circle so that they are all touching one in the center and their neighbors. Learners are asked to find as many rigid motions of the plane as they can which are symmetries of this configuration...
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Classic Circular Force Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to examine the relationships between the force, mass, and radius of an object moving in a circular path and the velocity it must maintain to stay in that circular path. This lab is an idealized version of the string...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motion: Paths of a Marble

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, children will investigate the paths that marbles take once set into motion and then how to change those paths, noting if and how they change.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular, Satellite, Rotational: Inertia Right Hand Turn

For Students 9th - 10th
Many students of physics do not believe in centripetal/inward forces. Even after completion of a thorough physics course, such students will still incorrectly believe that an object moving in a circle experiences an outward force. Use...
Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Radiating Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation that teaches about electromagnetic radiation, dipole radiation, and electric fields by observing the effects of changes in sinusoidal, circular, and linear motion on the outward propagation of radiation. This...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Centripetal Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students observe the centripetal acceleration of an object in uniform circular motion. Relate the changes in velocity and radius to the centripetal acceleration.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Orbital Motion Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation of a satellite's elliptical motion around a central body allows students to alter the eccentricity of the orbit while learning about velocity and force vectors.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Satellite Motion Math

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive physics tutorial, students explore the variety of mathematical equations that describe the motion of satellites.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: The Inverse Square Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice, students explore Newton's ability to relate the cause for heavenly motion (the orbit of the moon about the earth) to the cause for Earthly motion (the falling of an apple to the...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Amusement Park Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive module, students explore the centripetal acceleration experienced by riders within the circular-shaped sections of a roller coaster track.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ladybug Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Let's Take a Slice of Pi

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Working as a team, students discover that the value of pi (3.1415926) is a constant and applies to all different sized circles. The team builds a basic robot and programs it to travel in a circular motion. A marker attached to the robot...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Combined with aspects of circular motion, students discover that Kepler's third law follows directly from the law of universal gravitation. This unit will expand upon the conservation of energy principle for problems beyond the confines...
Activity
Other

Institute of Physics: Experimental Test of F=mv Squared/r

For Students 9th - 10th
In this class practical students are challenged to measure the variables involved in circular motion, to find out whether the formula for centripetal acceleration, F + mv squared/R, is reasonable.
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Tinkering With Tops

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson explores the history, design, and motion of spinning tops. Student teams design and build their own tops that can spin for at least 10 seconds within a circle 30 centimeters in diameter.

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