TEXTBOOK:  CHAPTER 2.1 – 2.5, pages 24 - 35.

OBJECTIVES:

• Distinguish between (a) distance and displacement  (b) speed and velocity (c) average and instantaneous.
  

• Use the factor-label method to convert from one measurement system to another. 
  

• Define acceleration and distinguish between zero acceleration, constant acceleration, and increasing or decreasing acceleration; give examples of units for acceleration.
  

• Perform experiments in which data is collected on position vs time for various types of motion.
  

• Graph data and analyze that data to determine the relationship that exists between two variables; write the equation that represents the relationship between two sets of data.
  

• Analyze the difficulty of obtaining accurate data in the study of motion and state methods of improving the data collection.
  

• Given a graph of position as a function of time, recognize in what time intervals velocity or acceleration is positive, negative, or zero, and can identify of sketch a graph of velocity as a function of time.
  

• Given a graph of velocity as a function of time, recognize in what time intervals acceleration is positive, negative, or zero, and can identify or sketch graphs of position and acceleration as functions of time.
  

• Determine displacement or acceleration from a velocity-time graph.
     

ACTIVITIES:

TYPE	DESCRIPTION	TENTATIVE DATE
EXPERIMENT	Masco 500	Sept 7
DISCUSS	Displacement, Speed, Velocity, Instantaneous, Average	Sept 8
DISCUSS	Factor Label Method of Unit Conversion	Sept 8
HOMEWORK	Metric Conversion Problems. (Located on the back of the title page of the unit.)	Sept 8
COMPUTER   ACTIVITY	Graphs and Tracks – Part I	Sept 9
EXPERIMENT	Motion with Carts I	Sept 13
HOMEWORK	Read Sections 2.1 to 2.3; pages 24 - 31 and do problems on pages 46 - 50, # 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 15.	Sept 13
EXPERIMENT	Motion with Carts II	Sept 14
HOMEWORK	Graphing Worksheet # 1	Sept 14
IN-CLASS  ACTIVITY    ``	WORKSHEET – Interpreting Motion Graphs I	Sept 15
HOMEWORK	Graphing Worksheet # 2	Sept 15
IN-CLASS  ACTIVITY    ``	WORKSHEET – Interpreting Motion Graphs II	Sept 16
HOMEWORK	Read Sections 2.4 to 2.5; pages 31 - 35 and do problems on pages 46 - 50, # 16 - 20.	Sept 16
EXPERIMENT	Slowing Down and Speeding Up	Sept 17
HOMEWORK	Rocket Graph Worksheet	Sept 17
IN-CLASS  ACTIVITY    ``	Graphing Worksheet # 3	Sept 21
COMPUTER   ACTIVITY	Graphs and Tracks – Part II	Sept 22
TEST	Graphical Analysis of Motion	Sept 24

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