Motion Lab Activity
Part 1
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This is a 2-part lab activity. Please complete both this part (Part 1) and the next part (Part 2) before attempting the lab quiz. You can find both parts of the lab activity (Parts 1 & 2) and the lab quiz in the Week Five assignments folder.
This is a 2-part lab activity. Please complete both this part (Part 1) and the next part (Part 2) before attempting the lab quiz. You can find both parts of the lab activity (Parts 1 & 2) and the lab quiz in the Week Five assignments folder.
As we already know, motion can be described using words, diagrams--including motion diagrams, numerical information, equations, and graphs. Today, we'll begin to describe motion using graphs.
Describing motion with graphs involves representing how a quantity such as the object's position changes with respect to some other quantity such as time. In other words, a motion graph is a simplified representation of the motion of an object which describes some aspect of the object's motion as a function of some other aspect of the object's motion.
In this part of the lab activity, we begin our investigation of motion graphs by discussing a particular kind of graph called a Position Versus Time graph. Just like many other graphs with two axes, a Position Versus Time graph has a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. The vertical axis represents the position of the object whose motion is being described by the graph, and the horizontal axis represents time.
One key to using Position Versus Time graphs is knowing that the slope of a
Position Versus Time graph reveals information about the object's velocity. "As the slope goes, so goes the velocity."
In Part 2 of this lab activity, we will continue our discussion of motion graphs by learning to draw and interpret some Velocity Versus Time graphs.
Describing motion with graphs involves representing how a quantity such as the object's position changes with respect to some other quantity such as time. In other words, a motion graph is a simplified representation of the motion of an object which describes some aspect of the object's motion as a function of some other aspect of the object's motion.
In this part of the lab activity, we begin our investigation of motion graphs by discussing a particular kind of graph called a Position Versus Time graph. Just like many other graphs with two axes, a Position Versus Time graph has a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. The vertical axis represents the position of the object whose motion is being described by the graph, and the horizontal axis represents time.
One key to using Position Versus Time graphs is knowing that the slope of a
Position Versus Time graph reveals information about the object's velocity. "As the slope goes, so goes the velocity."
In Part 2 of this lab activity, we will continue our discussion of motion graphs by learning to draw and interpret some Velocity Versus Time graphs.
Activity OutcomesAfter successful completion of this part of the lab activity you should be able to do the following:
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MaterialsIn order to successfully complete this lab activity, you need the following materials:
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