Get a Kick out of Physics: Using the art of Tae Kwon Do to interest students in Physics

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Catherine E. Matthews, Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: Tae Kwon Do, the Korean martial art, literally translates to mean the way of the hand and foot. Educators can use some of the hyungs (forms and patterns) of this martial art to explain to students a fundamental and integral physics equation —f = ma (force = mass x acceleration)—in an interesting and exciting way.

Additional Information

Publication
The Science Teacher, 64 (9), 34 - 36
Language: English
Date: 1997
Keywords
Tae Kwon Do, Teaching physics

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