Thursday, February 24, 2011

Velocity is fun!

One of the topics in today's class was the idea that "spinning rides" are a lot of fun because they affect us with changing velocities. The students and I talked about the feelings we get while being on attractions like the Musik Express and Kangaroo at Kennywood. We also compared these rides to sitting in the back seat of a car in a curve. That feeling of being pushed toward the outside of the curve in the road is part of changing velocities. As we discussed, a car, a ride, or a roller coaster may maintain its speed, but it's the velocity change that makes motion exciting and fun. 




Update:

Homework:

F2 Reading Activity (notes) due today or tomorrow
F3 Homework: Elements of Motion due Monday


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  1. The Guy That Randomly BlogsFebruary 24, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bRvt0InhYk

    The video provided shows three different things. Time, Distance, and velocity. The video goes on to inform us on how the equation time equals distance over velocity represents how old the universe is. It also provides information on how time, velocity, and distance in used every day in life.

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