Developed by: Christopher Hartmann & Jeffrey Choppin
Picturing a Ball Drop Using Technology
Two views of the motion of a ball after it is dropped -- at left is the graph produced using a Ti-CBR and below is the output of a Boxer program.
This website is a companion resource for an article published in Learning and Teaching Measurement, the NCTM 2003 Yearbook. Please read the chapter "Measurement, Representation, and Computer Models of Motion" for additional information.
About us: Christopher Hartmann is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has eight years of experience as a middle school and high school mathematics teacher.
Jeffrey Choppin is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has twelve years of experience as a high school mathematics teacher. Jeff is a recipient of a Presidential Teaching Award.
