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Motion and Inertia

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Physics learners make magic with inertia! By pulling paper out from under a stack of blocks or batting a rubber ball into motion, physics scholars' eyes will be opened! Don't think that this lesson is only fun and games; plenty of background information and assessment material is provided to make learning meaningful. 

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acceleration, centripetal acceleration, circular motion, force, inertia, kinematics, motion, linear motion, linear

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acceleration, circular motion, force, inertia, kinematics, linear motion, motion, centripetal acceleration, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Technology
Scientific Equipment

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