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Ladybug Revolution
Join the ladybug in an exploration of rotational motion. Rotate the merry-go-round to change its angle, or choose a constant angular velocity or angular acceleration. Explore how circular motion relates to the bug's x,y position, velocity, and acceleration using vectors or graphs.
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Teaching Resources
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain some of the variables for rotational motion by describing the motion of a bug on a turning platform
- Describe how the bug's position on the turning platform affects these variables.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Ladybug Motion 2D Vector controls for circle/elliptical motion (inquiry based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
HW CQs |
7/7/13 |
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Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
CQs | 7/7/13 |
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Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Demo HW CQs Lab |
7/20/13 |
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Ladybug Revolution activity: Exploring rotational motion (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS | CQs Lab |
7/7/13 |
| Rotational Motion | Sarah Stanhope | HS | Lab | 1/27/11 |
| Introduction to rotational motion | Sarah Stanhope | HS UG-Intro |
CQs | 2/24/10 |
| Lady Bug Revolution Activity | Zak Shuster | HS | Lab | 2/21/10 |
| Ladybug Activity | todd hendricks, John Barber, Andrew Defever | HS | Lab | 10/1/09 |
| Lady Bug: Angular Kinematics | Robert Kennedy | HS | Lab | 11/22/08 |
| Intro to Rotational Motion | Adrian Carmichael | HS | Lab | 9/17/07 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
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| Arabic | العربية | دوران الخنفساء | Run Now | |
| Arabic, Saudi Arabia | العربية (السعودية) | دوران الخنفساء | Run Now | |
| Basque | Basque | marigorringoaren buelta | Run Now | |
| Bosnian | Bosnian | BUBAMARA NA RINGIŠPILU | Run Now | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Rotação da Joaninha | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 旋转的瓢虫 | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | 旋轉的瓢蟲 | Run Now | |
| Croatian | hrvatski | Luna park za bube i žohare | Run Now | |
| Czech | čeština | Beruščin kolotoč | Run Now | |
| Danish | Dansk | Mariehønerundtur | Run Now | |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Lieveheersbeestje-draaien | Run Now | |
| Estonian | Eesti | Lepatriinu revolutsioon | Run Now | |
| Finnish | suomi | Leppäkertun pyörimisliike | Run Now | |
| French | français | La révolution de la coccinelle | Run Now | |
| Galician | Gallegan | Revolución xoaniña | Run Now | |
| German | Deutsch | Käfer-Karussell | Run Now | |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Η Επανάσταση της Πασχαλίτσας | Run Now | |
| Hebrew | עברית | סיבוב חיפושית | Run Now | |
| Hungarian | magyar | Fordulj egyet, Katica! | Run Now | |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Revolusi Kumbang kecil | Run Now | |
| Italian | italiano | Rotazione della coccinella | Run Now | |
| Japanese | 日本語 | テントウムシと回転(Ladybug and Revolution) | Run Now | |
| Khmer | Khmer | វដ្តនៃអណ្តើកមាស | Run Now | |
| Korean | 한국어 | 무당벌레 회전 | Run Now | |
| Macedonian | македонски | БУБАМАРА НА РИНГИШПИЛ | Run Now | |
| Malay | Bahasa Melayu | Revolusi Ladybug | Run Now | |
| Persian | Persian | دوران کفشدوزک | Run Now | |
| Polish | polski | Zakręcona Biedronka | Run Now | |
| Portuguese | português | Revolução da Joaninha | Run Now | |
| Serbian | Српски | БУБАМАРА НА РИНГИШПИЛУ | Run Now | |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Otáčanie lienky | Run Now | |
| Spanish | español | Revolución Mariquita | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Colombia) | español (Colombia) | Escarabajos y Revoluciones | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Peru) | español (Perú) | Revolución de la Mariquita | Run Now | |
| Swedish | svenska | Roterande nyckelpiga | Run Now | |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Uğur Böceği Dönmesi | Run Now | |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | Möjejigiň aýlanmagy | Run Now | |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Chuyển động tròn của Bọ rùa | Run Now |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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