Motion in 2D

Motion
Acceleration
Velocity

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Motion
Acceleration
Velocity

Description

Try the new "Ladybug Motion 2D" simulation for the latest updated version. Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors. Move the ball with the mouse or let the simulation move the ball in four types of motion (2 types of linear, simple harmonic, circle).

Sample Learning Goals

Is the velocity vector blue or green? How can you tell?
Is the acceleration vector blue or green? How can you tell?
Explain why the velocity and acceleration vectors behave as they do for the preset motions (linear acceleration I, II, circular motion, & harmonic motion).

Version 1.07

For Teachers

Teacher Tips

Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title	Authors	Level	Type
2D Motion	Patrick Foley	HS	Lab
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS	Trish Loeblein	HS	Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program?	Sarah Borenstein	MS	Other
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C	Roberta Tanner	HS	Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment	Elyse Zimmer	MS HS	Other
Kinematics	Wang Yunhe	HS	Lab
Modeling a linear simple harmonic oscillator	Mark Kelly	UG-Intro	Lab
Rotational Motion	Sarah Stanhope	HS	Lab
1 Dimensional Motion - Kinematics and Graphing	Sarah Stanhope	HS	Lab
Introduction to rotational motion	Sarah Stanhope	HS UG-Intro	CQs
2D Motion Activity	Drew Isola	HS	CQs
Motion in Two Dimensions	Gretchen Swanson	HS	Lab
Simulações no Ensino de Fisica	Carla Tavares	HS	Demo Guided Other Lab Discuss MC HW

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Translations

Language
Arabic	All العربية	الحركة في بعدين
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)	All العربية (السعودية)	الحركة في بعدين
Basque	All Basque	Mugimendua planoan
Belarusian	All беларускі	Рух на плоскасці
Bosnian	All Bosanski	Kretanje u 2-D
Bulgarian	All български	Движение в 2D
Chinese (Simplified)	All 中文 (中国)	平面运动
Chinese (Traditional)	All 中文 (台灣)	二維移動
Croatian	All hrvatski	Odnos brzine i akceleracije
Czech	All čeština	Pohyb ve 2D
Danish	All Dansk	Bevægelse i 2 dimensioner
Dutch	All Nederlands	Beweging in een vlak
Estonian	All Eesti	Tasapinnaline liikumine
French	All français	Mouvement en 2D
Galician	All Gallegan	Movemento en 2D
German	All Deutsch	Bewegung in 2D
Greek	All Ελληνικά	Κίνηση σε 2Δ
Hebrew	All עברית	תנועה דו מימדית
Hungarian	All magyar	Mozgás 2 dimenzióban
Indonesian	All Bahasa Indonesia	Gerak 2D
Italian	All italiano	Moto piano
Japanese	All 日本語	2次元の運動(Motion in 2D)
Kannada	All Kannada	2D ಚಲನೆ
Kazakh	All Kazakh	2D қозғалыс
Khmer	All Khmer	ចលនាពីរទិស
Korean	All 한국어	2차원 운동
Kurdish (Turkey)	All Kurdish (Turkey)	Di 2D de Livîn
Lao	All Lao	ການເຄື່ອນທີ່ໃນ 2 ມຶຕຶ
Latvian	All Latviešu	Kustība plaknē (2D)
Macedonian	All македонски	Движење во 2-D
Malay	All Bahasa Melayu	Gerakan Dalam 2D
Marathi	All मराठी	द्विमित चलन
Norwegian Bokmal	All Norsk bokmål	Bevegelse i 2D
Persian	All فارسی	حرکت در دو بعد
Polish	All polski	Ruch dwuwymiarowy
Portuguese	All português	Movimento em 2D
Portuguese (Brazil)	All português (Brasil)	Movimento em 2D
Russian	All русский	Движение в 2D
Serbian	All Српски	Кретање у 2-D
Slovak	All Slovenčina	Pohyb v 2D
Spanish	All español	PhET Movimiento2D
Spanish (Mexico)	All español (México)	PhET Movimiento2D
Spanish (Peru)	All español (Perú)	Movimiento en 2D
Swedish	All svenska	Rörelse i 2D
Thai	All ไทย	การเคลื่อนที่ใน 2 มิติ
Turkish	All Türkçe	iki boyutta hareket
Turkmen	All Turkmen	2D hereket
Ukrainian	All українська	Motion in 2D
Vietnamese	All Tiếng Việt	Chuyển động trong mặt phẳng.