Show us your moves. Using sensor equipment, scholars track the motion of different movements, such as jogging, skipping, or jump roping. They analyze velocity and acceleration and create graphs representing each movement.

Concepts

speed, mechanics, velocity, acceleration, force, inertia, friction, motion, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Collaborate with a health or physical education teacher to create a cross-curricular lesson
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have basic familiarity with motion and forces
• Resource suggests the use of TI Sensor Tags
  

Pros

• Provides a list of safety considerations
• Gives lab sheets and rubrics for the activities
  

Cons

• None