Activity Overview
In this activity, students use TI-Interactive!™ or TI-83/84's to explore the independence of vertical and horizontal velocity components for swimmers crossing a river.
Before the Activity
Students should have access to either the TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus family of calculators.
During the Activity
In this activity, students use TI-Interactive!™ or TI-83/84's to explore the independence of vertical and horizontal velocity components for swimmers crossing a river.
After the Activity
Students should be familiar with vectors and scalars. They should know how to add vectors.