Round and Round and Round in the Circle Game

by: William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

If you recognize where the title of this chapter came from, then you're showing your age and your taste for FM music in the old days. For the record (and it was a record), it comes from a song written by Joni Mitchell. Anyway, this chapter is all about motion in circles. Just about everything previously discussed had to do with motion in a straight line. When you move in a circular path, some strange things happen.

Grade Levels

High School Middle School

Topics

Physical Science Professional Learning Teacher Preparation

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2002Stock # PB169X1_6

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