Force and Motion Unit 1: Acceleration Velocity


In this 8th grade unit, students will conduct investigations 5-8 focused on the concepts of force and motion. The unit examines how physicists study an object's speed
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Slide1Force and Motion Force and Motion Force and Motion Force and Motion 8th Grade 8th Grade Investigations 5-8 Investigations 5-8 Force and Motion Force and Motion
Slide2Unit 1: AccelerationVelocity • When physicists thing about how fast an object moves, they study how far it moves in a length of time (speed) and the direction it travels . • Velocity : the change of position per unit of time.
Slide3Unit 1: AccelerationVelocity Equation v = x t
Slide4Unit 1: AccelerationDisplacement Review • t is displacement ( x f - x i ) • Displacement can be positive or negative. Travel toward a destination is positive displacement; travel back toward the starting position is negative displacement. – The displacement at the end of a walk can be zero for this reason.
Slide5Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • When we say something is changing velocity we say it is accelerating. • Acceleration : is a change of velocity per unit of time. – It is represented by a lowercase a.
Slide6Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • The unit of acceleration is change of position per unit of time. • Velocity is measured as meters per second. v = m/s. • Acceleration is measured as a = m/s/s.
Slide7Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • Acceleration can be positive or negative . • Going faster: When an object is moving in a positive direction, positive acceleration results in increased velocity. • Going Slower: When an object is moving in a negative direction, negative acceleration results in a reduction of speed.
Slide8Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • Acceleration is a change of velocity over time.
Slide9Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • At what point during a roller coaster ride is the coaster moving the fastest? A B C D E F G H
Slide10Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • Answer: The roller coaster is fastest at position D. This is the bottom of the longest descent, so the coaster has had the longest time to accelerate. (Refer to The Other Great Race )
Slide11Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • If you dropped a grape from a bridge, at what point would it be traveling at its greatest velocity? Why do you think so?
Slide12Unit 1: AccelerationAcceleration • Answer: The grape would be traveling the fastest just as it hit the water (or ground) because objects in free fall accelerate all the way down (or until they reach terminal velocity. • Terminal velocity is the point at which the force of gravity is opposed by an equal force due to air resistance. (Refer to The Other Great Race )