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Comparing Motion to Trajectory with the Qualitative Grapher

Gain insight into the difficulties students face in learning to interpret graphs

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Most people view a distance-versus-time graph as a picture of an object's path through space—its trajectory. But the graph of an object's movement may look different from its trajectory. Using the Qualitative Grapher, you can gain insight into this distinction and the difficulties students face in learning to interpret graphs.

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Download Size: 25 MB

WARNING: Your data will not be saved. To save data, run this activity as a registered user. You can register at the project portal. Please view the requirements below before launching this activity.

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The Java Runtime Environment version 5 (sometimes referred to as 1.5) or later with Java Webstart is required to run any of the activities. You can download it at: java.com.

The download for this activity will require 25 MB of disk space.

ITSI-SUThis activity is a part of the Concord Consortium's ITSI-SU project.

Grade Level
Middle School, High School
Subject
Mathematics
Focus Area
Modeling and Simulation
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