Measuring and calculating motion
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Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils’ prior learning from Moving by force, where they explored the effects of forces on objects, including motion changes and interactions. It deepens their understanding by focusing on measuring and calculating motion, including speed, velocity, and acceleration, using mathematical and graphical methods. This prepares pupils for the next unit, Energy of moving objects, where they will apply their knowledge to explore the relationship between motion and energy, enhancing their grasp of how forces influence energy transfer in moving systems.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Speed measures how quickly an object is moving.
- Speed = distance / time.
- Speed is measured in m/s or km/h or miles/h.
- m/s is the number of metres travelled each second.
- Counting down ‘3, 2, 1, go’ helps start a stopwatch at the right moment.
- Observing with eyes in line with the finish line helps stop a stopwatch at the right moment.
- A level line on a distance-time graph shows no movement.
- The steeper the line on a distance-time graph, the faster the movement.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils’ prior learning from Moving by force, where they explored the effects of forces on objects, including motion changes and interactions. It deepens their understanding by focusing on measuring and calculating motion, including speed, velocity, and acceleration, using mathematical and graphical methods. This prepares pupils for the next unit, Energy of moving objects, where they will apply their knowledge to explore the relationship between motion and energy, enhancing their grasp of how forces influence energy transfer in moving systems.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Speed measures how quickly an object is moving.
- Speed = distance / time.
- Speed is measured in m/s or km/h or miles/h.
- m/s is the number of metres travelled each second.
- Counting down ‘3, 2, 1, go’ helps start a stopwatch at the right moment.
- Observing with eyes in line with the finish line helps stop a stopwatch at the right moment.
- A level line on a distance-time graph shows no movement.
- The steeper the line on a distance-time graph, the faster the movement.
Physics
Measuring and calculating motion
This unit covers vector-scalar distinctions in displacement, distance, velocity, and speed. It explores speeds, acceleration, motion graphs, and formulas for uniform and non-uniform motion. It also includes understanding circular motion and conducting accurate measurements, and calculations.
12 lessons in unit
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