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| - | - Students work in groups to explain trajectories of a hockey puck moving along the earth | + | - This computer visualization activity is designed to help upper division undergraduate students visualize the trajectories of a hockey puck moving along the surface of the earth. |
| - | - Animations highlight the motion of the puck in different references frames | + | - Students work in small groups and use a computer simulation to model the motion of a hockey puck moving on the surface of the earth, taking into account the rotation of the earth. |
| - | - Different trajectories are considered | + | - The whole class wrap-up discussion highlights the possible trajectories a hockey puck can take, exemplifying the motion of the puck in different reference frames. |
