Physics Aviary: Relative Speed Problem

Fall back and slow down. The fourth lesson in a six-part series on air traffic control leads the class to find the difference in distance traveled based upon the difference in speed. Pupils work through a problem related to walking...

Students are finding the relative velocity between two objects using a position vs. time graph.

Students must find out the speed of a torpedo based on readings from a sonar display.

Did you know that when you are sitting in your easy chair, you may be moving up to 1000 miles per hour depending on what part of the planet you are sitting on? Consider relative speed by watching this moving video. Boggle brains in your...

This game is designed to help students use mental math to find the average speed of traffic. A video which helps explain the program is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZV-RmyPc90&feature=youtu.be

Take a look at an organized physics course. The 34-section electronic textbook covers material in AP® Physics 1 and 2. Teachers use the text to supplement lectures and have the class work through the labs. Each section contains...

Find the displacement of an object just by looking at the velocity vs. time graph. This graph will have at least one negative region and one positive region.

Find out the instantaneous velocity based on a position vs. time graph.

Students are finding the velocities of objects based on the position vs. time graphs they create.

This lab is designed to have students learn the factors affecting the RMS velocity for a sample of gas. The student will be able to set the temperature of the environment and the mass of the particles.