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    6-050-BowlingBallPath-ModelingScenario
    This modeling scenario examines the motion of a bowling ball with the goal of understanding how various aspects of the release affect ball placement and the entry angle to the pocket, each an...

    Keywords: calculusphysicsdynamicssportsrollingslippingbowlingbowling ballrolling with slippingbowling lane

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    A Momentum-First Approach to Newton’s Second Law
    Students frequently struggle with seeing the connection between forces and motion in introductory physics. This lesson is part of a combined momentum and kinematics unit that first teaches...

    Keywords: group workMomentumNewton's Laws

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    In-Class Workshops to Teach Introductory Biology Students about Undergraduate Research
    Decades of evidence support the premise that undergraduate research experiences are valuable endeavors for science students; however, a lack of knowledge about research and how to get involved can...

    Keywords: undergraduate research experiencesActive Learning WorkshopsResearch PreparationEquity in Research

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    The Flight Physics Concept Inventory: Reliably Evaluating Aerodynamic Lift, Drag and Associated (Naïve) Concepts of Flight in Class and In-Game
    Students often struggle to transfer conceptual understanding from isolated instruction to a coherent mental model. This is especially true for the context of flight physics, fluid dynamics, or the...

    Keywords: active learninggamificationmisconceptionsaerodynamicsfluid dynamicsResearch-based assessment instrumentConceptual SurveyPRE-/POST-test

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    Learning How to Make “Good Enough” Estimations
    The ability to estimate physical quantities is a useful skill that can help develop critical thinking and scientific literacy. This lesson provides an accessible way to teach students how to...

    Keywords: MeasurementestimationcommunicationProblem Solvinggroup workUnit conversion

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    EDU-STEM - Equity and Diversity in Undergraduate STEM (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    EDU-STEM is Equity and Diversity in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), a network funded by the National Science Foundation to support the research-coordination...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    Simulating Cortical Rotation, Axis Induction, and Experimental Embryology in Amphibian Embryos Using Clay Models
    The study of development requires learners to understand spatially complex concepts like embryo anatomy. Embryo anatomy is dynamic over time, and it is often manipulated by researchers in...

    Keywords: developmentXenopusfertilizationEmbryologyinductionSymmetry breakingOrganizerCortical rotationPatterning

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    2017-Ole_Witt-Hansen-Examples Of Differential Equations In Physics
    This is an article from the author’s homepage. The work contains fundamental and basic background and derivation of the differential equation models for a number of phenomena.

    Keywords: projectileair resistancefree falldragharmonic oscillation

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    1987-MS_Greenwood-Using videotapes to study underdamped motion of a pendulum
    Using a video camera to study the effects of air resistance acting on pendulum bob, ping-pong ball, styrofoam spheres, and brass spheres.

    Keywords: Videoresistancependulumping-pong ballstyrofoam ballbrass ball

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    A Laboratory Module That Explores RNA Interference and Codon Optimization Through Fluorescence Microscopy Using Caenorhabditis elegans
    Scientific research experiences are beneficial to students allowing them to gain laboratory and problem-solving skills, as well as foundational research skills in a team-based setting. We designed...

    Keywords: microscopyC. elegansquantitative analysisinquiry-based learninggene expressionRNA interferenceCodon UsageLaboratory Module

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    1-145-FastPitch-ModelingScenario
    We consider the problem of comparing pitch velocities using measurement methods in different eras of baseball.

    Keywords: Measurementresistanceair resistancebaseballpitcherfast

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    Sequences and Properties of Gluten Proteins From Different Grains: A Virtual-Friendly Protein Laboratory
    The COVID-19 pandemic has forced much university instruction into virtual modes. As a result, many laboratory courses have either dropped content altogether or replaced hands-on activities with...

    Keywords: protein structure and functionProtein sequenceintermolecular forcesBiomacromolecules

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    1-020-IceMelt-ModelingScenario
    We offer up the claim of a store catalog that its ice ball mold allows users to ``. . . make ice balls that outlast cubes and won't water drinks down.'' We ask students to build a mathematical...

    Keywords: sphereicemeltcube

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    1-013-SleuthingWithDifferentialEquations-ModelingScenario
    We present several situations in which differential equation models serve to aid in sleuthing and general investigations.

    Keywords: projectile motionaccelerationNewton's Law of Coolingspeeding

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    3-009-BallDropInWater-ModelingScenario
    We conduct an analysis of a falling ball in liquid to determine its terminal velocity and to ascertain just what radius ball for a given mass density is necessary to attain a designated terminal...

    Keywords: resistancegravityfalling bodyterminal velocitybuoyancy

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    3-011-EulerBallThrowing-ModelingScenario
    If a tennis ball is thrown through the air it will hit the ground due to gravity. Using Euler's method, write a short script (Python, Matlab, R, etc.) to find the trajectory of the ball which will...

    Keywords: codingdragonVectorsEuler's methodball

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    3-013-WhiffleBallFall-ModelingScenario
    We are given data on the time and position of a whiffle ball as it falls to the ground. We attempt to model the falling ball and we confront the different resistance terms and models.

    Keywords: Akaike Information CriterionresistancegravityFree Body Diagramforcefalling objectWhiffle ball

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    3-015-StyrofoamBallFall-ModelingScenario
    We are given data on a falling Styrofoam ball and we seek to model this motion.

    Keywords: footballresistancegravityfalling bodysum of square errorsNewton's Second Law of Motionsum of forcesstyrofoam

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    3-035-StadiumDesign-ModelingScenario
    For a given baseball playing field outline how high must the outfield fence be at each point in order to make a homerun equally likely in all fair directions?

    Keywords: projectile motionbaseballparametric equationstadiumhome runno reistantfairnessno resistance

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    3-054-Relay-ModelingScenario
    We use a differential equations of one dimensional projectile motion and an integration of velocity for total distance to model the relay between an outfielder and an infielder in throwing the ball...

    Keywords: distanceprojectile motionrelaytimebaseballoutfieldhome plateminimization

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