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This video-based resource examines conservation of angular momentum through the motion of an acrobat doing aerial flips. It explores how a tucked position decreases the acrobat's moment of inertia, resulting in increased rotational velocity. To slow his rotation, he extends his legs. Through the acrobat's motion, the video illustrates how angular momentum is conserved for a body in flight. Supplementary materials help students integrate concepts to perform calculations relating to angular momentum and moment of inertia.
This resource was developed in conjunction with the PBS series Circus. See Related Materials for a link to the full set of 8 Circus Physics video-based lessons.
Next Generation Science StandardsDisciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)
Forces and Motion (PS2.A)
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (K-12)
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking (5-12)
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)2. The Nature of Mathematics
2B. Mathematics, Science, and Technology
4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics AlignmentsStandards for Mathematical Practice (K-12)
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
High School â Algebra (9-12)
Seeing Structure in Expressions (9-12)
Creating Equations? (9-12)
High School â Functions (9-12)
Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models? (9-12)
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<a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=13047">Show of Force Productions. Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010.</a>
AIP Format
(Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2010), WWW Document, (https://www.thirteen.org/programs/circus/circus-circus-physics-conservation-of-angular-momentum/).
AJP/PRST-PER
Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum (Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2010), <https://www.thirteen.org/programs/circus/circus-circus-physics-conservation-of-angular-momentum/>.
APA Format
Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum. (2010). Retrieved December 10, 2024, from Public Broadcasting Service: https://www.thirteen.org/programs/circus/circus-circus-physics-conservation-of-angular-momentum/
Chicago Format
Show of Force Productions. Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010. https://www.thirteen.org/programs/circus/circus-circus-physics-conservation-of-angular-momentum/ (accessed 10 December 2024).
MLA Format
Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010. Show of Force Productions. 10 Dec. 2024 <https://www.thirteen.org/programs/circus/circus-circus-physics-conservation-of-angular-momentum/>.
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Title = {Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum},
Publisher = {Public Broadcasting Service},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {10 December 2024},
Year = {2010}
}
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A link to the full collection of Circus Physics video resources developed for high school physics. relation by Caroline Hall
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