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Course, Subject

Mathematics, Physics, Math, Science & Technology, Mathematics (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Description

This simulation will allow students to 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, velocity, and acceleration using vectors or graphs.

Using the simulation, students will:

• Explain some of the variables for rotational motion by describing the motion of a bug on a turning platform
• Describe how the bug's position on the turning platform affects these variables.

Website(s)

PhET Interactive Simulations

Simulation

Click on the link below to view the simulation:

• Ladybug Revolution

Requirements

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Content Provider

Physics Education Technology
The Physics Education Technology (PhET) project at the University of Colorado produces fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena that make bridges to the real world.

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Related Academic Standards

New York State

N-VM.1 Recognize vector quantities as having both magnitude and direction. Represent vector quantities by directed line segments, and use appropriate symbols for vectors and their magnitudes (e.g., v, |v|, ||v||, v).

N-VM.2 Find the components of a vector by subtracting the coordinates of an initial point from the coordinates of a terminal point.

N-VM.3 Solve problems involving velocity and other quantities that can be represented by vectors.

N-VM.4 Add and subtract vectors.

N-VM.4.a Add vectors end-to-end, component-wise, and by the parallelogram rule. Understand that the magnitude of a sum of two vectors is typically not the sum of the magnitudes.

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