Table of Contents
Rotating Frames Activities
Inertial frames
Forces on the Earth's surface due to rotation
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Rotating Frames Activities
Inertial frames
Inertial Frames
(SWBQ: 10 minutes)
Linear Acceleration
(
SGA
or SWBQ: 15 minutes)
Merry-Go-Round
(Kinesthetic Activity: 10 minutes)
Coriolis and Centrifugal Accelerations
(
SGA
or SWBQ: 10 minutes)
Turntable Hockey
(Maple worksheet: 50 minutes)
Forces on the Earth's surface due to rotation
East is not East
(SWBQ: 10 minutes)
Rocket from the North Pole
(
SGA
: 10 minutes)
Earth Hockey (orig)
Earth Hockey I
(Maple worksheet: 40 minutes)
Earth hockey II
(Maple worksheet: 60 minutes)