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Direct and Inverse Relationships PPTDirect and Inverse Relationships PPT
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Bowels Physics
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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Direct and Inverse Relationships

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Viewers learn to recognize direct and inverse relationships in the world of physics with a presentation that reveals how to recognize a direct versus an inverse relationship from a formula or graph. After showing basic examples, the lesson explains the more complex direct and inverse square relationships.

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Concepts

direct variation, inverse variation, ohm's law

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners create tables and graph results of each type of relationship
  • Record an example of each relationship shown using a graphic organizer

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners must be familiar with simple formulas and graphical representations

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  • Includes diagrams to accompany explanations
  • Highlights multiple representations of each relationship

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  • None

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