The Notion of Motion, Part 2 - Position vs Time

Continue an exploration of kinematics to describe linear motion by focusing on position-time measurements from the motion trial in part 1. In this interactive tutorial, you'll identify position measurements from the spark tape, analyze a scatterplot of the position-time data, calculate and interpret slope on the position-time graph, and make inferences about the dune buggy’s average speed
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Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: physics, physical science, kinematics, slope, scatterplot, position, time, motion, linear motion, displacement, science, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning, buggy, spark tape, spark timer, intervals
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades K-8

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Contributed by: Robert Lengacher
Name of Author/Source: Robert Lengacher
Access Privileges: Public

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