Learn the definitions of position, displacement, distance, and distance traveled and view examples of each.

Though the legacy of World War II Nazi death camps looms over Europe, a lesser-known camp network arose after the war with a diametrically opposed vision: to give traumatized populations a new lease on life. Established by the victorious...

Review key concepts, equations, and common misconceptions related to distance and displacement.

Media psychology researchers are beginning to tease apart the ways in which time spent on social media is, and is not, impacting our day-to-day lives and our psychological well-being. They are looking at whether time spent on social...

January, 2006, article that recounts a clash between residents of New Orleans' Ninth Ward and workers who were using bulldozers to clear debris in that ward. There was a class-action lawsuit against the city because houses were being...

In the following video Paul Andersen explains how the mechanical energy added or removed from a system results from work. For work to occur a force must act parallel to the displacement of the system. Since work and energy are equivalent...

The federal government begins to evacuate those displaced by Hurricane Katrina to other parts of the country, including Texas, as the conditions on the Gulf Coast continue to deteriorate after Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September,...

Definition of single replacement (or single displacement) reactions. Predicting and determining the products using the reactivity series.

A Classic Psychological work by Edward Tolman from 1948. His experiments with rats led to discussion of cognitive maps in man.

In-depth report examining Hurricane Katrina evacuees and discussing the issues they face as they decide to move back to New Orleans. The New Orleans levee system, living conditions, Mayor Nagin's plan to rebuild New Orleans, and other...

A discussion of the ideas that fueled Americans' belief in Manifest Destiny, including religious conviction and a sense of mission that they needed to dominate the land from coast to coast. This led to the drive to displace Native...

An account of the fighting between the Macedonian military and Albanian insurgents. A direct result of the Balkans clash has been civilian fatalities, displaced persons, and refugees trying to escape the danger of the region. (March 19,...

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin lays out his plan to bring people displaced by Hurricane Katrina back to New Orleans. The governments at all levels also are looking at plans for for future evacuations and recovery. Article is from September,...

Thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina had been staying in hotels paid for by FEMA. As the holiday season approached, many were facing a deadline set by FEMA to leave the hotels. In this December, 2005, article, a judge...

This article discusses the atrocities being committed in Pakistan's North West frontier province as the violence increases and displaced refugees attempt to return home. (June 10, 2010)

Looks at the environmental and human impact of mountaintop coal mining, a practice which blasts the tops off mountains and distributes the displaced rocks and soils into the rivers and valleys below. The pros and cons of this type of...

How to analyze graphs that relate velocity and time to acceleration and displacement.

Review the key terms and skills related to analyzing motion graphs, such as finding velocity from position vs. time graphs and displacement from velocity vs. time graphs.

America's interstate highway system cut through the heart of dozens of urban neighborhoods. Congress approved the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, authorizing what was then the largest public works program in U.S. history. It promised to...

For centuries, Indigenous people's diets were totally based on what could be harvested locally. Then white settlers arrived from Europe. Native people pass down information - including food traditions - from one generation to the next...

Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. While the storm itself did a great deal of damage, its aftermath was catastrophic Levee breaches led to massive flooding, the federal...

Read to find out about the first boat builders. Construct your own boat out of common materials to explore buoyancy.

Provides definitions, examples, and formulas for acceleration.

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, defended the department's response to Hurricane Katrina as he testified in the Senate. Article is from February, 2006.