Speaker
Russell Youmans
(Annandale HS, Fairfax County Public Schools)
Description
Vector addition/subtraction seems simple, but High School physics students seem to struggle. Three somewhat time intensive activities will be presented for High School students: 1) colored masking tape, 2) pre-made lengths of line (Pythagorean Triples several meters long), and 3) Pirate Treasure Maps. The Pirate Treasure Map activity is extended to review the cartesian co-ordinate system, and to generalize the idea of a co-ordinate system.
Primary author
Russell Youmans
(Annandale HS, Fairfax County Public Schools)
