Introduction to Motion 2

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Activity:

  • Finish taking up Buggy/Pull Back Car Activity handout from last class
    • Describe the difference between uniform & non-uniform motions
    • Explain how you would predict the position of the object, 1.0 s after your last measurement
  • Pear Deck: Motion Diagrams
  • Position-Time Graphs Handout with motion sensor

After Class Work:

  • Card Sort: Motion Detector (d-t graphs)
  • CK12: Position and Displacement

Introduction to Motion

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Activity:

  • Concept Attainment: Motion Diagrams
  • Buggy/Pull Back Car Activity (p1 of handout)
    • Describe the difference between uniform & non-uniform motions
  • Graphing exercise (Take up next class)
  • Explain how you would predict the position of the object, 1.0 s after your last measurement

After Class Work:

  • Edpuzzle: Position-Time Graphs

Projectile Motion Challenge

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Groupwork:

  • Complete the measurements needed
  • Return steel ball
  • Complete solution sheet & submit (2 per group)
  • Perform challenge
  • Celebrate

After Class Practice:

  • CK12 Projectile Motion

Quiz – Projectiles

Before Class Preparation:

  • Finish projectiles self quizzes & CK12s
  • Get familiar with this equation solver

In Class Quiz:

  • Pre-quiz discussion: 15 minutes
  • Individual Quiz: 30 minutes
  • Use G.R.A.S.P. whenever possible
  • g=9.8 m/s/s
  • Draw pictures of scenarios!
  • Round all final answers to 3 sig figs.

Can you:

  • Deduce the path of a projectile
  • Solve for horizontal & vertical components of a projectile
  • Calculate (5) different quantities of projectile motion such as height, maximum height, range, time of flight

After quiz:

Intro to Projectile Motion

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Groupwork:

  • We are learning to use kinematic equations to solve problems related to the horizontal and vertical components of the motion of a projectile
    • Projectile Motion measurements exercise using your ruler
    • Projectile motion slides & PollEV discussion
  • Projectile Duration & Range Card Sort

After Class Practice:

  • Finish Projectile Duration & Range Card Sort
  • Edpuzzle: Intro to Projectile Motion
  • Video: Reused Rocket Launch!

Position-Time Graphs

Before Class Preparation:

  • Complete page 2 of Intro to Motion from previous day’s class
  • Read “A1 – Interpreting Position Graphs” Section of this worksheet
    • Print if necessary

In Class Practice:

  • Take up homework from Intro to motion
  • Using motion detector to investigate motion graphs
  • Graph matching exercise using Labquest
    • analyse and interpret position–time graphs of motion in one dimension

After Class Work:

  • Edpuzzle: Can You Perceive Acceleration?
  • CK12: Position vs Time Graphs