Department: __Science________________
Teacher: ____Davis_________________
Topic / Theme: ___One-Dimensional Motion_________________________
Essential Question:
In what ways can an object exhibit onedimensional motion and how can that motion
be described and calculated?
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Course: ___AP Physics B_______________
Duration:__2.5 Weeks____________________
Key Questions:
What is the difference in distance and
displacement? What is the difference in speed and
velocity? What is acceleration? How can distance,
displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration be
calculated? How can graphs be used to describe
one-dimensional motion and calculate position,
velocity, and acceleration? How can the kinematic
equations be used to calculate instantaneous
velocities, acceleration, displacement, and time for
an object at constant acceleration? What does it
mean for an object to be in free fall?
Essential Vocabulary:
one-dimensional motion, distance, displacement,
average speed, average velocity, instantaneous
speed, instantaneous velocity, acceleration, scalar,
vector, kinematic equations, free-fall
Standards (List the primary standard and the key verbs from the elements)
I. Newtonian Mechanics
A. Kinematics
1. Motion in One Dimension
a) Students should understand the general relationships among position,
velocity, and acceleration for the motion of a particle along a straight line
b) Students should understand the special case of motion with constant
acceleration
Higher-Order Student Engagement
Assessment of Learning Goals : Formative and Summative
Laboratories
Graphing Motion-Constant Velocity
Graphing Motion-Uniform Acceleration
(How do you know if your students have learned?)
Call on specific students during class discussions
Nightly homework problems and review
Quiz on displacement, velocity, acceleration, and graphing motion
Quiz on the kinematic equations
Laboratory Activities
Unit Homework/Test Review
Unit Test
(Specific activities/tasks that will actively engage students in higher order learning)
Nightly homework problems and review
Quiz on displacement, velocity, acceleration, and graphing motion
Quiz on the kinematic equations
Laboratory Activities
Unit Homework/Test Review
Unit Test
(all ap physics assignments require application of knowledge to solve new problems)
We empower students to discover, think, and succeed.
GPS Standards (Optional)
I. Newtonian Mechanics
A. Kinematics (including vectors, vector algebra, components of vectors, coordinate systems, displacement, velocity, and acceleration)
1. Motion in One Dimension
a) Students should understand the general relationships among position, velocity, and acceleration for the motion of a particle along a straight
line, so that:
(1) Given a graph of one of the kinematic quantities, position, velocity, or acceleration, as a function of time, they can recognize in what time
intervals the other two are positive, negative, or zero, and can identify or sketch a graph of each as a function of time.
b) Students should understand the special case of motion with constant acceleration, so they can:
(1) Write down expressions for velocity and position as functions of time, and identify or sketch graphs of these quantities.
(2) Use the equations v = v0 + at, x = x0 + vot + ½at2, and v2 = v02 + 2a(x – x0) to solve problems involving one-dimensional motion with constant
acceleration.
We empower students to discover, think, and succeed.