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National Aeronautics and Space Admi
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Table of Contents Introduction ....
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INTRODUCTION Amusement parks have a
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To get a sense of the scope of the
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National Science Education Standard
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National Science Education Standard
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path much of the time. The free-fal
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Newton’s First Law of Motion An o
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Newton’s Law of Universal Gravita
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huge intake of food items can chang
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NASA Drop Towers Compared With Ceda
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Loop-de-loop coasters rarely exceed
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take after three or four trials. As
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90° 50° Tape straw between line a
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Altitude Estimation Methods There a
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3. ∠1 = 54°, ∠2 = 30° 4. ∠1
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Structure Estimation 9 bars to the
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Structure Estimation Worksheet The
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Accelerometer A vertical accelerome
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Errors in Measurement Whenever some
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Classroom Activities Aligning the r
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Names Pendulums—Part 1 Pendulums
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Names Pendulums—Part 2 Pendulums
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Names Collisions—Part 1 Task You
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7. Remove one of the rulers, placin
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Names Marble Run—Part 2 Date Task
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Names Marble Run—Part 3 Task You
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Names Marble Run—Part 4 One of th
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NASA Connection—Student Reading G
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NASA Connection—Student Reading G
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Loop Coasters 1. What sensation (hi
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NASA Connection—Roller Coasters O
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NASA Connection—Carousels Carouse
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NASA Connection—Pendulum Rides Al
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Ride Workbook The Tower of Doom is
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Free-Fall Rides Ground Measurements
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Roller Coasters—Initial Hill Grou
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Bumper Cars Ride Measurements For e
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Roller Coasters—Floater Hills Gro
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Carousels Ground Measurements Deter
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Example of Two Roller Coaster Loops
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Pendulum Rides Ride Measurements 1.
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Free-Fall Rides—Nonattending Stud
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Roller Coasters—Initial Hill—No
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Bumper Cars—Nonattending Students
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Roller Coasters—Floater Hills—N
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Roller Coasters—Loops—Nonattend
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Page 125 and 126: Tests 125 Amusement Park Physics Wi
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Page 133 and 134: Purpose of Amusement Park Physics D
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