Motion
Motion
Part I - Velocity
- Be able to describe motion using displacement and time
- Be able to explain the difference between distance and velocity
- Be able to describe the difference between velocity and speed
- Be able to examine a distance vs time graph and determine
- Average speed
- Distance traveled
- Ending position
- Be able to explain movement of an object by examining a distance-time graph
Part II - acceleration
- Be able to describe acceleration
- Be able to predict the distance time graph by looking at a velocity vs time graph
- Be able to predict total distance traveled from a velocity vs time graph
- Be able to calculate acceleration
- Be able to describe free fall
- Be able to calculate components of freefall
Text explanations and practice problems - PhysicsClassroom.com
- Velocity - explanations here
- Acceleration - explanation here
- Graphs
- Position versus time here
- Velocity versus time here
- Freefall here
- Projectiles here
Materials
- Thurs 2-9: Motion Intro here - Displacement problems here
- Fri 2-10: Speed lab here
- Mon 2-13: Position Time graphing here
-Tues 2-14: practice graphs here
- Wed 2-15: finish problems / car lab here
- Thurs 2-16: Slides here - Practice here
- Fri 2-17 - quiz
- Tues 2-21 - simulation here
- Wed 2-22 - graph interpretation here
- Thurs 2-23 - more graphing here
- Fri 2-24 - quiz - motion graphs
- Mon 2-27 - acceleration intro here
- Tues 2-28 - practice here
- Wed 3-1 - lab on acceleration
- Thurs 3-2 - review and extra credit
- Fri 3-3 - Quiz
- Mon 3-6 Notes on Freefall acceleration - PhysicsClassroom
- Tues 3-7 Calcs on Freefall here
- Web 3-8 Freefall lab
- Thurs 3-9 Review freefall
- Fri 3-10 Quiz freefall
- Mon 3-13 Lecture here and simulation here
- Tues 3-14 Lab on Projectiles here
- Wed 3-15 Calcs on Projectiles here
- Thurs 3-16 Review
- Fri 3-17 Review
- Mon 3-20 Quiz on projectiles
- Tues 3-21 Review of graphs slides and practice
- Wed 3-22 Review of motion calcs and practice
- Thurs 3-23 Review of review
- Fri 3-24 Test on Motion Unit
Part I - Velocity
- Be able to describe motion using displacement and time
- Be able to explain the difference between distance and velocity
- Be able to describe the difference between velocity and speed
- Be able to examine a distance vs time graph and determine
- Average speed
- Distance traveled
- Ending position
- Be able to explain movement of an object by examining a distance-time graph
Part II - acceleration
- Be able to describe acceleration
- Be able to predict the distance time graph by looking at a velocity vs time graph
- Be able to predict total distance traveled from a velocity vs time graph
- Be able to calculate acceleration
- Be able to describe free fall
- Be able to calculate components of freefall
Text explanations and practice problems - PhysicsClassroom.com
- Velocity - explanations here
- Acceleration - explanation here
- Graphs
- Position versus time here
- Velocity versus time here
- Freefall here
- Projectiles here
Materials
- Thurs 2-9: Motion Intro here - Displacement problems here
- Fri 2-10: Speed lab here
- Mon 2-13: Position Time graphing here
-Tues 2-14: practice graphs here
- Wed 2-15: finish problems / car lab here
- Thurs 2-16: Slides here - Practice here
- Fri 2-17 - quiz
- Tues 2-21 - simulation here
- Wed 2-22 - graph interpretation here
- Thurs 2-23 - more graphing here
- Fri 2-24 - quiz - motion graphs
- Mon 2-27 - acceleration intro here
- Tues 2-28 - practice here
- Wed 3-1 - lab on acceleration
- Thurs 3-2 - review and extra credit
- Fri 3-3 - Quiz
- Mon 3-6 Notes on Freefall acceleration - PhysicsClassroom
- Tues 3-7 Calcs on Freefall here
- Web 3-8 Freefall lab
- Thurs 3-9 Review freefall
- Fri 3-10 Quiz freefall
- Mon 3-13 Lecture here and simulation here
- Tues 3-14 Lab on Projectiles here
- Wed 3-15 Calcs on Projectiles here
- Thurs 3-16 Review
- Fri 3-17 Review
- Mon 3-20 Quiz on projectiles
- Tues 3-21 Review of graphs slides and practice
- Wed 3-22 Review of motion calcs and practice
- Thurs 3-23 Review of review
- Fri 3-24 Test on Motion Unit