Description: Plastic arrows with magnets which may be attached to a blackboard.
Arrows are cut from a plastic material ("Templast"), are white, 1 inch wide with removable arrowheads. Useful for demonstrating vector addition and so on. Bear in mind that some concepts may be better demonstrated by means of a drawing or an animation.
Cautions:
Concepts demonstrated:
Setup Time: Short
Difficulty/Commitment: Straightforward
Visibility: Visible
Related demonstrations:
References: PIRA 1A40.30
Video Encyclopedia Disc 1-02 thru 06 contains animations of vector addition, dot and cross product.