OK – we’ll admit to having lots of “favorites” … and this is definitely one of them – the Race Track Interactive. Mix a little learning with a little gamification and with a little circular motion and Newton’s Laws and you end up with … this Interactive. It’s hard for students to stop and just as hard for teachers to stop playing it. Use force buttons and an understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion to guide a race car around an oval race track in the least number of moves. Compete with your friends or just try it one more time to see if you can beat your low score. But whatever you do – watch your speed because it might take more than one turn to slow your car down to a safe turning speed. Enjoy at …
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
The Race Track Interactive
OK – we’ll admit to having lots of “favorites” … and this is definitely one of them – the Race Track Interactive. Mix a little learning with a little gamification and with a little circular motion and Newton’s Laws and you end up with … this Interactive. It’s hard for students to stop and just as hard for teachers to stop playing it. Use force buttons and an understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion to guide a race car around an oval race track in the least number of moves. Compete with your friends or just try it one more time to see if you can beat your low score. But whatever you do – watch your speed because it might take more than one turn to slow your car down to a safe turning speed. Enjoy at …
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