Rotational Motion and Balance


A Concept Builder is an interactive questioning module that presents learners with carefully crafted questions that target various aspects of a concept. Each Concept Builder focuses the learner's attention upon a discrete learning outcome. Questions target that outcome from a variety of angles using multiple difficulty levels or varying activities. The following Concept Builders target concepts associated with Rotation and Balance.


Angular Position and Displacement
 
Learning Goal: To express the angular position of an object using both degrees and radians and to determine the angular displacement of an object in radians.


Linear and Angular Velocity
 
Learning Goal: To compare the linear and/or the angular velocity of two rotating objects under varying conditions.


Angular Acceleration
 
Learning Goal: To identify whether an object experiences angular acceleration or not, to determine the sign of the angular acceleration, and to determine the angular acceleration value if given simple numerical data.
 

Rotational Inertia
 
Learning Goal: To use an understanding of the variables that affect the rotational inertia of an object in order to compare the rotational inertia of two different objects or systems of objects.


Torque
 
Learning Goal: To identify the variables that affect the amount of torque, the direction of rotation caused by a torque, and the sign on torque.


Balanced vs. Unbalanced Torques
 
Learning Goal: To analyze the torques experienced by an object in order to determine if the object is experiencing an angular acceleration.


Getting a Handle on Torque
 
Learning Goal: To use an understanding of torque to predict which direction a meter stick would rotate when various masses are placed at varying distances from the fulcrum.


Torque-ing About Rotation
 
Learning Goal: To use an understanding of torque to predict which direction a meter stick would rotate when three masses are placed at varying distances from the fulcrum.