Housekeeping: We are now investigating uniform and accelerated motion. Your test on waves is scheduled for April 18, 2018. It is on you to make sure you're re-reading the waves content on the website and in your reading packet to prepare for the test.
For this unit, I am giving you three (3) packets, which contains the notes you'll need to fill in. Below, in Content Review, I have included a link to an online physics textbook that you will find useful (and that I'll assign readings from when necessary).
Content Review: Physics Classroom Physics Hypertextbook
Uniform & Accelerated Motion Velocity-Time Graphs
Student Missions:
Mission 1: Where You Stand vs. The Way You Move
Mission Objectives: You should be able to...
1. Define the following terms: distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, vector, scalar, uniform motion, and accelerated motion.
2. Construct and interpret postion-time graphs.
3. Construct and interpret velocity-time graphs.
Let's watch a video of Usain Bolt smashing the 100m dash.
For this unit, I am giving you three (3) packets, which contains the notes you'll need to fill in. Below, in Content Review, I have included a link to an online physics textbook that you will find useful (and that I'll assign readings from when necessary).
Content Review: Physics Classroom Physics Hypertextbook
Uniform & Accelerated Motion Velocity-Time Graphs
Student Missions:
Mission 1: Where You Stand vs. The Way You Move
Mission Objectives: You should be able to...
1. Define the following terms: distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, vector, scalar, uniform motion, and accelerated motion.
2. Construct and interpret postion-time graphs.
3. Construct and interpret velocity-time graphs.
Let's watch a video of Usain Bolt smashing the 100m dash.
How did he do it? Let's investigate!
So let's get into it. Before you watch this video, be sure to complete the first objective for Mission 1: Define the following terms: distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, vector, scalar, uniform motion, and accelerated motion.
Then go to the Hypertextbook and read Kinematics 1, 2 & 3. After that, watch the video.
Then go to the Hypertextbook and read Kinematics 1, 2 & 3. After that, watch the video.
Let's play around with the concept using pHet's Moving Man Simulation.
Let's Practice!
Check Yo' Work!
Acceleration is merely the change in velocity divided by the change in time. We are going to revisit an earlier video so that you can learn to calculate acceleration given position and time. Then you will work on graphing all three quantities.
Check Yo' Work!
Acceleration is merely the change in velocity divided by the change in time. We are going to revisit an earlier video so that you can learn to calculate acceleration given position and time. Then you will work on graphing all three quantities.