Pre-Lab
Directions/Description: This week we will continue our exploration of kinematics, looking in more depth at graphical representations of motion and examining the relationships between position, velocity, and acceleration. We will also look into gravitational acceleration, an example of kinematics in one dimension. In the video below, I will provide some review about velocity and acceleration, how the graphs are related, and what these relationships look like mathematically. I also briefly demo the software for the lab. Please watch the video and then if you like, you may revisit the "Moving Man" simulation from the last two weeks. When you are finished, please take the pre-lab quiz on Blackboard. Be sure that this is all done before coming to lab.
I have also included a few videos to the right introducing the same topics. Feel free to check them out to supplement your understanding on motion in one dimension. More information to help you understand kinematics can be accessed on the Physics Classroom Website. |
Kinematics Sample Problems
1 D Kinematics Lesson
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PHET Simulation: The Moving Man Revisited
Required software for simulation can be found at: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/moving-man
Pre-Lab Quiz can be found on the course Blackboard site
Lab
This week you will be completing the Kinematics in One Dimension labs. You will be using Pasco Capstone software, motion detectors, and Logger Pro video analysis to complete the lab.
Post-Lab
Please post a reflection on the lab experience on the 1D Kinematics Reflection discussion board on the course Blackboard site.
Be sure to include:
Be sure to include:
- What you did
- Why you did it
- Any interesting observations
- What you learned from doing the lab