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The Tortoise and the Hare. Told in words, formulas, and graphs. CPS Question. Who was fastest? The tortoise . The hare . They had the same speed . What do you mean by faster?. Group Work. Describe the Tortoise-and-hare race using a position -time graph. CPS Question.
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The Tortoise and the Hare Told in words, formulas, and graphs
CPS Question Who was fastest? • The tortoise. • The hare. • They had the same speed. • What do you mean by faster?
Group Work Describe the Tortoise-and-hare race using a position-time graph.
CPS Question Who had the fastest average speed? The tortoise. The hare. Their average speeds were the same. Over what time interval?
CPS Question What are the units for speed? m. s. m·s. m/s. m/s2.
CPS Question Who had the fastest maximum instantaneous speed? The tortoise. The hare. Their instantaneousspeeds were the same.
Group Work Describe the Tortoise-and-hare race using a velocity-time graph.
hare tortoise Speeds and Areas speed area = distance t1 t2 t3 time
Smoother Motion x-t plot motion diagram Young and Freedman, Fig. 2.8 Can we make a v-t plot of this process?
Visualize Acceleration Young and Freedman, Fig. 2.8 Group Work: Signs of v Signs of a