Kinematics and the Geometry of Motion · Mechanics & Motion

Linear Motion and Graphical Analysis

Analysis of position-time and velocity-time graphs to determine the state of an object's motion. Students learn to translate physical movement into mathematical slopes and areas.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the slope of a position-time graph represent the physical experience of speed?
  2. 2What variables affect the stopping distance of a vehicle moving at constant acceleration?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply kinematic equations to design a safe highway off-ramp?

Common Core State Standards

HS-PS2-1
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Physics
Unit: Kinematics and the Geometry of Motion
Period: Mechanics & Motion

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