UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball

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published by the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy
written by Martin Simon

This item is an interactive lecture demonstration (ILD) on the topic of inertia. It features a massive ball suspended by a string with a string below. Using a rod, the demonstrator pulls or jerks down on the lower string. A steady pull always breaks the upper string; a jerk always breaks the lower string. The action is animated to clearly illustrate how the demonstration should appear in the physics classroom.

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http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/mechanics/first_law...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Astronomy Education Classical Mechanics - Newton's First Law Education Practices - Active Learning = Interactive Lecture Demonstration General Physics - Collections	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Demonstration - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity - Laboratory - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Educator
Learner
Formats:: image/gif
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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2003 UCLA Physics and Astronomy, 2003.
Keywords:: ILD, Law of Inertia, Newton's First Law, animation, demonstration, inertia, lecture demonstration, mass
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created January 8, 2009 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: September 24, 2009 by Debbie Iby
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 19, 2008

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Dynamics: Forces and Motion
Unit Title: Newton's First Law & Inertia

This animation by the UCLA Demoweb shows how to set up an unusual demo featuring a heavy ball suspended by a string, with a string attached to the bottom. It provokes thought about the Law of Inertia. A quick jerk will break the lower string; a slow and steady pull will break the upper string.

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<a href="http://www.thephysicsfront.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=8434">Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, January 19, 2008.</a>

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M. Simon, UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball (UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Los Angeles, 2003), WWW Document, (http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/mechanics/first_law_inertia/inertia_ball.html).

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M. Simon, UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball (UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Los Angeles, 2003), <http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/mechanics/first_law_inertia/inertia_ball.html>.

APA Format

Simon, M. (2008, January 19). UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy: http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/mechanics/first_law_inertia/inertia_ball.html

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Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, January 19, 2008. http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/mechanics/first_law_inertia/inertia_ball.html (accessed 19 June 2013).

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Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2003. 19 Jan. 2008. 19 June 2013 <http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/mechanics/first_law_inertia/inertia_ball.html>.

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@misc{ Author = "Martin Simon", Title = {UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball}, Publisher = {UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy}, Volume = {2013}, Number = {19 June 2013}, Month = {January 19, 2008}, Year = {2003} }

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