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Model boat - analysis of motion
This resource from the IET Faraday programme, supported by MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, invites students to model the journey of a toy boat crossing a river which has a current of 3m/s.
"Two friends are on opposite banks of a river which is 30m wide. One of them has a model boat and plans to send it across the river to the other. The boat has a small motor which moves it forward. Once the boat is in the water, it cannot be steered..."
The resource includes a presentation that introduces the task and a question for students to explore. The activity overview includes classroom notes, discussion points, a link to a suitable GeoGebra file, extension activity suggestions, answers and details of the curriculum content covered.
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