Thursday, December 17, 2009

Human with wings flies

Here is a video of several humans who have small wings and are learning to fly. They land using parachutes.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

What is the period of your home planet?

Click on the video to see where you live and help you figure out the period (Time to make one revolution) of your home world (Earth)


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Drag Race Video

Which is faster, a 1972 Datsun (early Nissan) or a 2009 Corvette? After watching the video explain on paper the performance of the White Zombie in terms of the second Law F= mA. Also, analyze the drivers statement that his car "did not contribute any emissions to the atmosphere". How is this true and not true at the same time?

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Karate chop video

Directions: Please watch the video and then write down a hypothesis to explain the results.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Relative motion on an escalator

Watch this video and then answer the question: What is the lady's motion relative to the Earth and why?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

I Movie Tutorials (Importing and Editing)

Your video game project is required to be done using I Movie. For lab this week you will demonstrate understanding by doing two actions after viewing the two tutorials. View the tutorials as many times as needed and then go about creating a short movie to practice the skills you learned. You must click on "Import/Organize Video" to view the first tutorial and then click on "Precision Editor" for the second

1. Import and Organize at least two video clips
2. Trim the clips using the Precision Editor

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Myth Busters Rocket Sled Video

Directions: Watch the video in realtime (Not slow motion) and record the time period for the sled from stopped to just before impact. Combine that with the stated top speed in the video to calculate the acceleration rate. Show the calculation on a clean sheet of paper that will be handed in by the end of the period.