https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/ 2026-04-05T14:34:01+0000 https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/ https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-02-18T19:41:47+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:angry_birds&rev=1613677307&do=diff Angry Birds Activity Information Learning Goals * Model a projectile ( HS-PS2-1) * Be able to determine launch angle and velocity given target location Prior Knowledge Required * Trigonometry * Decomposing vectors * Kinematics in 2-Dimensions Code Manipulation $$x=x_0+v_x*t$$$$y=y_0+v_y*t+\dfrac{1}{2}g*t^2$$$x$$y$$v_x$$v_y$$t$$g$$x=250$$y=0$$v_x=50\cos(\theta)$$v_y=50\sin(\theta)$$$250=0+50\cos(\theta)t$$$$0=0+50\sin(\theta)-\dfrac{9.8}{2}$$$t=6.46$$\theta=39.3$$\theta$$v_x=50\cos(39.… text/html 2021-02-18T19:29:22+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:ball_launch&rev=1613676562&do=diff Ball Launch Activity Description Learning Goals * Understand how the following effect motion of a projectile: * Launch angle * Launch velocity * Free fall acceleration * Use vectors to describe the motion of a block on a ramp and the forces acting upon it text/html 2021-03-24T23:34:03+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:ball_on_a_ramp&rev=1616628843&do=diff Ball on a Ramp Activity Information Learning Goals * Analyze data to support the claim that Newton's second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration ( HS-PS2-1) * Students will develop and use models to verify mathematical computations$$mgh=\dfrac{1}{2}mv^2$$$m$$g$$h$$v$ text/html 2021-02-18T19:12:29+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:beating_the_train&rev=1613675549&do=diff Beating the Train Activity Description Learning Goals * Use Newton's 2nd Law to accurately predict changes in motion of macroscopic objects ( HS-PS2-1) * Use kinematic equations to determine the necessary acceleration to move an object * a certain distance$F=ma$$t=\dfrac{90\text{m}}{15\text{m/s}}=6\text{s}$$x=x_{0}+v_{0}t+\dfrac{1}{2}at^2$$x$$x_{0}$$v_{0}$$v_{0}=0$$a$$t$$a=\dfrac{2(x-x_{0}-v_{0}t)}{t^2}$$a=\dfrac{2(50\text{m}-0\text{m}-0\text{m/s}*6\text{s})}{(6\text{s})^2}=\dfrac{100\t… text/html 2021-02-16T23:58:50+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:block_on_a_ramp&rev=1613519930&do=diff Block on a Ramp Activity Description Learning Goals * Interpret and edit the code of a computer model of a block sliding down a ramp * Use vectors to describe the motion of a block on a ramp and the forces acting upon it * Apply Newton's 2nd Law to relate the acceleration of a block on a ramp to the forces acting on it$\mu$$\cos(\theta) = \dfrac{\text{width}}{\text{hypotenuse}}$$\text{hypotenuse} = \dfrac{\text{width}}{\cos(\theta)}$$\text{hypotenuse} = \dfrac{\text{30}}{\cos(23°)} = 32… text/html 2021-03-31T23:13:51+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:bungee_jump&rev=1617232431&do=diff Bungee Jump Activity Information Learning Goals * Students will use their understanding of energy and free fall to manipulate difference scenarios related to bungee jumping Prior Knowledge Required * Conservation of Energy * Hooke's Law * $F=-kx$ text/html 2021-04-07T22:43:53+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:cat_toy&rev=1617835433&do=diff Modeling 1D Mass-Spring System and Energy Cat Toy Premise After a long day of work, you return home to be greeted by your favorite feline companion, TicTac. Most days, you would usually play with TicTac by tossing his favorite toy (a bright, red block stuffed full of catnip) around the room and watching him chase it from one end to the other. Unfortunately, today you are just too tired to throw TicTac's block. Instead you decide to fix the block to a spring so that TicTac can get his exercise… text/html 2021-03-24T23:40:25+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:charged_balloons&rev=1616629225&do=diff Charged Balloons Activity Description Learning Goals * Use mathematical representations of Coulomb's Law to describe and predict the electrostatic force between objects ( HS-PS2-4) * Simulate interaction between charged objects using code (GlowScript) $F=k_{e}\dfrac{q_{1}q_{2}}{r^2}$ text/html 2021-02-02T23:29:24+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:charged_particles&rev=1612308564&do=diff Charged Particles Activity Information Learning Goals * Calculated the electrostatic force between two point charged, such as electrons or protons * Given a collection of points, find the position where the net force on a test charge equals 0 * $F=k\dfrac{q_1q_2}{r^2}$$6.0*10^{-19}$$-1.6*10^{-19}$ text/html 2021-02-18T19:36:53+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:cirque_du_soleil_stunt&rev=1613677013&do=diff Cirque du Soleil Stunt Activity Information Learning Goals * Model a horizontal projectile and graph the object's motion independently with its horizontal and vertical components ( HS-PS2-1) Prior Knowledge Required * Kinematics * Unbalanced forces * $\Sigma F \neq 0$$y=y_0+v_yt+\dfrac{1}{2}a_yt^2$$0=1.25-10t^2$$t$ text/html 2021-02-17T17:36:14+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:colliding_crates&rev=1613583374&do=diff Colliding Crates Activity Information Learning Goals * Demonstrate an understanding of how to write equations of motion, given constant velocity (position-time equation) ( HS-PS2-1) * Develop proficiency in basic programming using the vPython language through GlowScript text/html 2021-02-18T19:08:26+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:football_players&rev=1613675306&do=diff Football Players Activity Information Learning Goals * Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system (HS-PS2-2) Prior Knowledge Required * Units$\vec{p} = m\vec{v}$$\vec{p}_{Buff} = (100 \text{kg})(-8 \text{m/s}) =-800 \text{kg·m/s}$$\vec{p}_{Biff} = (80 \text{kg})(12 \text{m/s}) =960 \text{kg·m/s}$$\Sigma\vec{p}=\vec{p}_{Buff}+\vec{p}_{Buff}$$\Sigma\vec{p}=-800 \text{kg·m/… text/html 2021-04-07T23:02:53+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:forces_on_current_carrying_wire&rev=1617836573&do=diff Forces on Current-Carrying Wire Activity Information Learning Goals * Understand the relationship of current direction and magnetic field direction in a current-carrying wire * current and magnetic field in parallel wires * Use mathematical representations of Coulomb's Law to describe the electrostatic forces between objects ($B$$$\vec{B}=\dfrac{\mu_0}{4\pi}\dfrac{\vec{I}\times\hat{r}}{r^2}$$$\dfrac{\mu_0}{4\pi}$$u$$I$$r$$$\vec{F}=L*\vec{I}\times\vec{B}$$$L$$2.03*10^-5$ text/html 2021-02-17T18:02:44+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:head-on_collision&rev=1613584964&do=diff Head-On Collision Activity Information Learning Goals * Students will be able to apply the principles of constant velocity motion ( HS-PS2-1) * Students will be able to create and modify computational models to describe and show a given system Prior Knowledge Required $x=x_0 + vt$$x$$x_0$$v$$t$$x=-350 + 25t$$x=450 - 40t$$x$$t$$$-350 + 25t=450 - 40t$$$t$$65t = 800$$t = 12.3$$x=-350 + 25*12.3=-42.5$ text/html 2021-02-18T19:54:13+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:inner_tube_river_crossing&rev=1613678053&do=diff Inner Tube River Crossing Activity Information Learning Goals * Use vectors to mathematically determine: * Relative velocity within inner tube-river system * Launch angle * Use code to model relative motion Prior Knowledge Required * $\vec{v}_{tube/shore}=\vec{v}_{river/shore}+\vec{v}_{tube/river}$$\vec{v}_{tube/shore}= < -1.5, 0, 0>+<0, 2, 0> = < -1.5, 2, 0>$$\text{Magnitude}=\sqrt{(-1.5)^2+(2^2)}=\sqrt{6.25}=2.5$$\text{Angle}=\arctan(\dfrac{1.5}{2})=36.9°$$\text{Time}=\dfrac{\… text/html 2021-04-07T23:06:38+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:magnetic_field_deflection&rev=1617836798&do=diff Magnetic Field Deflection Activity Information Learning Goals * Understanding the relationship between force and motion * Calculating cross products * Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces ($F=qE+qv \times B$ text/html 2020-09-29T17:10:15+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:phase_changes&rev=1601399415&do=diff Phase Changes Activity Information Learning Goals * Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles and energy associated with the relative position of particles ($Q = mC\Delta T$$C$$C_v$$C_p$$Q = mC\Delta T$$Q$$m$$\Delta T$$L$$Q=mL$$\dfrac{1}{2}mv^2$$v=\sqrt{\dfrac{2KE}{m}}$$Q=mc\Delta T$$Q=mL$$PV=nRT$ text/html 2021-02-17T19:08:42+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:phineas_ferb&rev=1613588922&do=diff Phineas & Ferb Activity Information Learning Goals * Apply the principles of constant velocity and uniformly accelerated motion in 1D ( HS-PS2-1) * Create and modify computational models to describe/show a given system Prior Knowledge Required * 1-Dimensional Kinematics$x=0$$x=x_0 + vt + at^2$$x$$x_0$$v$$a$$t$$x=-20 + 4(20) + 0(20)^2 = 60$$$x_{P\text{&}F}=60+4t$$$$x_C=\dfrac{1}{2}*2*t^2$$$x_{P\text{&}F}$$x_C$$t$$t=10$$60+4(10)=\dfrac{1}{2}*2*10^2=100$$v=at$ text/html 2021-02-17T18:33:33+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:rear-end_collision&rev=1613586813&do=diff Rear-End Collision Activity Information Learning Goals * Apply the principles of constant velocity motion ( HS-PS2-1) * Create and modify computational models to describe/show a given system Prior Knowledge Required * 1-Dimensional kinematics * The relationship between position, distance, displacement, speed, and velocity$x=-5+5t$$x=0+3t$$-5+5t=0+3t$$x=-4+5t$$x=-1+3t$$t$$$-4+5t=1+3t$$$2t=3$$t=\dfrac{3}{2}=1.5$$x=-4+5*1.5=-1+3*1.5=3.5$ text/html 2020-05-04T20:58:53+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:satellite_orbit&rev=1588625933&do=diff Satellite Orbit Activity Information Learning Goals * Use mathematical representations of Newton's Law of Gravitation and Coulomb's Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects HS-PS2-4 * Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motion of particles (objects) and energy and associated with the relative positions $F_{g}=\dfrac{Gm_{1}m_{2}}{r^2}$$6.4… text/html 2021-06-24T16:11:37+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:snowman&rev=1624551097&do=diff For this activity, we will be sharing our code on the trinket.io platform, which is a website similar to glowscript.org for running and editing Glowscript programs. You may choose to copy and paste the code from trinket into a new Glowscript program, or you can try out trinket for this activity. Both websites are useful, and they offer different affordances and constraints. text/html 2021-04-07T23:30:17+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:solar_system_springs&rev=1617838217&do=diff Solar System Springs Activity Information Learning Goals * Understand how a spring constant ($k$) affects simple harmonic motion * Understand effects of mass and gravity on simple harmonic motion Prior Knowledge Required * Free-body diagrams * $F=-kx$$g$$g$$k$$m$ text/html 2021-06-24T16:10:07+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:spring_2020&rev=1624551007&do=diff Repository of Activities Common Syntax * Common Syntax Intro Problem * Snowman 1D Motion Kinematics * Colliding Crates * Head-On Collision * Rear-End Collision * Phineas & Ferb Momentum * Elastic Collision * Inelastic Collision * Football Players Newton's 2nd Law * Beating the Train * Terminal Velocity ---- 2D Motion Projectile Motion * Ball Launch * text/html 2021-06-24T16:06:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:syntax&rev=1624550801&do=diff Common Commands and Tips for Python In this class, we are often going to use VPython to create computational models, which will serve as a powerful tool to help us create visualizations and apply the ideas in this course to more real-world contexts. Below are some of the common Python commands that we will use in this course and some coding tips compiled by previous EMP-Cubed students. (Note: we do not expect you to have any coding experience prior to this course, and we will not expect you to … text/html 2021-02-18T19:17:55+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:terminal_velocity&rev=1613675875&do=diff Terminal Velocity Activity Information Learning Goals * $\Sigma F = 0$ does not mean no motion * Relationship between terminal velocity and net force * Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem $D=\dfrac{1}{2}C\rho v^2A$$v=\sqrt{\dfrac{2W}{C\rho A}}$$v=\sqrt{\dfrac{2W}{C\rho A}}$$W$$W= 0.01135 \text{kg} * 9.81 \text{m/s/s} = … text/html 2021-02-16T23:53:24+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:triathlete_s_dilemma&rev=1613519604&do=diff Triathlete's Dilemma Activity Information Learning Goals * Analyze constant motion * Use geometry/trigonometry to determine distance * Analyze graphs * Examine effect of changing variables in a problem situation Prior Knowledge Required * 2-D vectors text/html 2020-10-08T17:45:49+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://msuperl.org/wikis/icsam/doku.php?id=repository:uniform_circular_motion&rev=1602179149&do=diff (WORK IN PROGRESS: OBTAIN STOPPER LAB INFORMATION) Uniform Circular Motion Activity Information Learning Goals * Identify the relationship between force of tension and centripetal force * Apply the model for centripetal force and centripetal acceleration$F=ma$