Reference Frames & Displacement Interactive Simulation | Physics | Grades 9–12

Reference Frames & Displacement Interactive Simulation is an interactive simulation activity for high school Physics (grades 9–12) on Reference Frames & Displacement.

Pairs with: Reference Frames & Displacement Slide Show Presentation; Reference Frames & Displacement Guided Notes; Reference Frames & Displacement Lesson Quiz; Reference Frames & Displacement Unit Test.

Sections: Interactive Simulation - Reference Frames & Displacement; Instructions; Driving Question; Objective; Background; Materials; Simulation Protocol; Data Collection. Sample item: “When two observers log one taped walk in two different frames, which of their totals agree, and which disagree only in sign?”

What's inside: Interactive Simulation (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,165 words, 6 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-PS2-1 — Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

Resource type: Interactive Simulation. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the simulation to model the chapter concepts hands-on. Built for high school Physics, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.