Ball on a String

by: Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about Newton's first law in the context of circular motion. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that an object will move in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

Assessment Phenomena Physical Science Physics Three-Dimensional Learning

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/1/2010Stock # PB274X1_24

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