Unit 1, Week 1, Kinematics

Your goal during the first three days is to make sure all of you will know how to do the following tasks.   Students who feel ready to be assessed for understanding need to see ::mapowell:: Don't worry if you aren't working on the same task as others.   Your group knows what you need.

My goal is to help as needed.  You don't need a babysitter, but you may need some help in figuring out where to start and how to deal with confusion.   Help one another and listen when I try to help you.  

Strobe picture of person throwing balls

Task 1:  Create motion strips for a) constant velocity, b) no velocity, c)(+) acceleration, d) (-) acceleration, and e) random motion.  Document each strip in photos and upload to google docs in a shared collection, along with accompanying x-y scatter graphs.  Share with each of the members in your group and with me

You may wish to use the online curriculum on the left, or check here, here, and here.

Task 2:  Create a flip or blackberry video that details motions of each of a) to e) above using a toy car.  To do this, you must shoot a side-to-side motion.  Upload the video to youtube and email me the URL/embed code.

Task 3:  Walk steps a) to e) listed above with a Logger Pro setup.   You will need to learn how to use the Logger Pro, and you must print each of five graphs along with the accompanying data set to show ::mapowell::

Task 4:  Formative assessment check.   Ask when you are ready to take this on an individual basis.

Critical questions:

• can we perfectly model constant motion?
• how does speed differ from velocity or acceleration?
• if you aren't moving, are you going at a constant or variable velocity?