Ball Tracks - Large
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Two ramps, one behind the other. |
| Abstract |
Even though the two balls fall through the same vertical distance and have the same initial and final speeds, one ball reaches the end of its track first because it has a higher average speed.
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| Portable | Yes | |
| Principles Illustrated |
1D Motion
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| Teacher Guide |
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| Instructions |
This demo works well with the multiple choice cards or clickers (personal response system). Ask students or groups of students to predict which ball will arrive first and hold up the corresponding card or enter their answers with the clickers. This gives an immediate sense of how many students understand the principles. Then do the demo. Typically most students in a class will predict that the balls arrive at the same time.
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Transparency for use with the demo (pdf document)
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| Credits |
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