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What is the relationship between displacement, velocity, and acceleration?
Search for an online simulation tool that generates graphs of displacement vs. time and velocity vs. time. Work in a small group to study examples of motion in a straight line using the simulation tool. First, simulate motion at a constant velocity. Then change the settings to simulate motion at a constant acceleration. Take screen-shots of the motion graphs generated and arrange them in a presentation. Use the graphs to describe the history of the motion that you simulated.
How do science concepts apply to your world? Here are some questions you'll be able to answer after you read this chapter.
How can two people look at the same object, and only one of them see the object as moving? (Section 11.1)
One person says that your school is 5 blocks from the library, and another person says the two buildings are 7 blocks apart. How can both people be right? (Section 11.1)
What does a car's speedometer measure? (Section 11.2)
How do ships stay on course? (page 338)
When you drop a stone off a cliff, how fast does the stone fall? (Section 11.3)
How can something that is slowing down be accelerating? (Section 11.3)
The time-lapse photo shows how the position of a gymnast changes from moment to moment.