1. Speed and Acceleration
Measuring motion

2. Measuring Distance Meter – international unit for measuring distance.
1 mm
= 50 m

3. S = d/t Calculating Speed
Speed (S) = distance traveled (d) / the amount of time it took (t).
S = d/t

4. Units for speed
Depends, but will always be a distance unit / a time unit
Ex. Cars: mi./h
Jets: km/h
Snails: cm/s
Falling objects: m/s

5. S = d/t Calculating speed
If I travel 100 kilometers in one hour then I have a speed of…
100 km/h
If I travel 1 meter in 1 second then I have a speed of….
1 m/s

6. Average speed Speed is usually NOT CONSTANT
Ex. Cars stop and go regularly
Runners go slower uphill than downhill
Average speed = total distance traveled/total time it took.

7. Calculating Average Speed
It took me 1 hour to go 40 km on the highway. Then it took me 2 more hours to go 20 km using the streets.
Total Distance:
40 km + 20 km = 60 km
Total Time:
1 h + 2 h = 3 hr
Ave. Speed:
total d/total t = 60 km/3 h = 20 km/h

8. Question
I traveled 25 km in 10 minutes. How many meters have I traveled?
A) m
B) m
C) .025 m
D) 2.5 m
25 km * 1000m/km = m

9. Question
I ran 1000 m in 3 minutes. Then ran another 1000 m uphill in 7 minutes. What is my average speed?
A) 100 m/min
B) 2000 m/min
C) 10 m/min
D) 200 m/min
E) 20 m/min
Total Dist. = 1000 m m = 2000 m
Total Time = 3 min + 7 min = 10 min
Ave speed = total dist/total time =
2000m/10 min = 200 m/min = D

10. Velocity Velocity – the SPEED and DIRECTION of an object. Example:
An airplane moving North at 500 mph
A missile moving towards you at 200 m/s

11. Question What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Speed is just distance/time. Velocity includes direction as well.
Speed is just distance/time. Velocity includes direction as well.

12. Velocity Vectors
The direction and magnitude (amount) of speed is represented by arrows.
The length represents the magnitude, and the arrow points in the direction of the speed
A slow speed A faster speed
In any direction the object moves

13. Who will win the race? LAB
Today: Prelab
Tomorrow: Lab (wear running shoes)
Wednesday: Lab DUE

14. Position vs. Time Graphs
You can show the motion of an object using a graph or
Infer the motion of an object from a graph.

15. Position vs. Time Graphs: What would it look like?
For example:
Walk from the hallway through the door to the back of the room,
Stop and look at the Entry Task on the board,
Then go back to pick up the hand out you forgot, then back to your seat at the back of the classroom.
Draw a blank graph on the board; draw the first part of the graph to get them started.

16. Position vs. Time:

17. Velocity vs. Time You can also represent velocity instead of position.
We’ll be using a simulation to help visualize and practice creating and inferring an object’s motion

18. Velocity vs. Time
You can also determine an objects speed. What does this graph tell you about the person’s speed?

19. Phet Sim: Moving Man
Purpose: To be able to create and read graphs to describe the motion of an object.