Uniform Circular Motion

Level 1: drag the ladybug and the beetle onto the spinning disc to explore their velocity and acceleration vectors. Level 2: watch one bug's x- and y-direction displacement, velocity, and acceleration change over time as graphs.

Uniform Circular Motion

Rotating Disc
Place the Bugs
Drag the ladybug (🐞) and the beetle (🪲) from the top corners onto the disc. Drag again to move them, or drop outside the disc to remove.
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Drag a bug onto the disc to begin.

Circular Motion Graphs

Motion Settings
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