Introduction to Kinematics (Visualizing Velocity, Acceleration and Displacement)
Change the Initial Position of the Car and Observe what happens with the graph
Set Up 1:
1. Set Up the initial position at +3m. Note what happened in the position of the car.
2. Click the "Go" button. What is the movement of the car?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Set Up 2:
1. Set Up the initial position at -4m. Note what happened in the position of the car.
2. Click the "Go" button. What is the movement of the car?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Set Up 3:
1. Set Up the initial position at 0m. Note what happened in the position of the car.
2. Click the "Go" button. What is the movement of the car?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Change the Initial Velocity and Initial Position of the Car.
Set Up 1:
1. Set the initial position at 0 m and the initial velocity of the car at +2m/s. Note what happened in the position of the vehicle.
2. Click the "Go" button. Is the car moving to the left or right?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Set Up 2:
1. Set the initial position at +1 m and the initial velocity of the car at +3 m/s. Note what happened in the position of the vehicle.
2. Click the "Go" button. Is the car moving to the left or right?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Set Up 3:
1. Set the initial position at -4 m and the initial velocity of the car at +2.5 m/s. Note what happened in the position of the vehicle.
2. Click the "Go" button. Is the car moving to the left or right?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Set Up 4:
1. Set the initial position at +1 m and the initial velocity of the car at -2.0 m/s. Note what happened in the position of the vehicle.
2. Click the "Go" button. Is the car moving to the left or right?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Set Up 5:
1. Set the initial position at -2 m and the initial velocity of the car at -0.5 m/s. Note what happened in the position of the vehicle.
2. Click the "Go" button. Is the car moving to the left or right?
3. Describe the characteristics of the graph.
Summary Question?
1. What does it mean for a positive initial velocity?
2. What does it mean for a negative initial velocity?
3. What does it mean for a positive initial position?
4. What does it mean for a negative initial position?
Visualizing Velocity and Acceleration.
General Instruction: Change the values of position, velocity, and acceleration based on the given values. Observe the car's initial movement in terms of direction (left or right) and motion (constant speed, speeding up, slowing down).
Set Up 1:
Initial Position: 0 m
Initial Velocity: 2 m/s
Initial Acceleration: 0 m/s
1. Where is the initial starting point or position of the car?
2. Question: Is the car going to the left or right?
3. Question: Is the car moving at constant speed, speeding up or slowing down?
Set Up 2:
Initial Position: +5 m
Initial Velocity: -2.5 m/s
Initial Acceleration: 0 m/s
1. Where is the initial starting point or position of the car?
2. Question: Is the car going to the left or right?
3. Question: Is the car moving at constant speed, speeding up or slowing down?
Set Up 3:
Initial Position: 0 m
Initial Velocity: +1 m/s
Initial Acceleration: +0.5 m/s
1. Where is the initial starting point or position of the car?
2. Question: Is the car going to the left or right?
3. Question: Is the car moving at constant speed, speeding up or slowing down?
Set Up 4:
Initial Position: -4 m
Initial Velocity: +4 m/s
Initial Acceleration: -1.0 m/s
1. Where is the initial starting point or position of the car?
2. Question: Is the car going to the left or right?
3. Question: Is the car moving at constant speed, speeding up or slowing down?
Set Up 5:
Initial Position: +4 m
Initial Velocity: -5 m/s
Initial Acceleration: +1.5 m/s
1. Where is the initial starting point or position of the car?
2. Question: Is the car going to the left or right?
3. Question: Is the car moving at constant speed, speeding up or slowing down?
Set Up 5:
Initial Position: +5 m
Initial Velocity: -1 m/s
Initial Acceleration: -0.50 m/s
1. Where is the initial starting point or position of the car?
2. Question: Is the car going to the left or right?
3. Question: Is the car moving at constant speed, speeding up or slowing down?
Summary Question: Answer the following questions in terms of the initial motions of the car.
1. What does a positive velocity and 0 acceleration mean?
2. What does a negative velocity and 0 acceleration mean?
3. What does a positive velocity and positive acceleration mean?
4. What does a negative velocity and positive acceleration mean?
5. What does a positive velocity and negative acceleration mean?
6. What does a negative velocity and negative acceleration mean?