CW / Toolkit
Graphing Motion
Line 1
Time
(s)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
What do you notice about the dots? ______________________________________________
Distance vs. Time
Graph
Distance
(cm)
Distance (cm)
Time (s)
Line 1: constant motion and constant
slope shows _____________ speed
Calculate the average
speed:
As time ___________, distance
_________ at the same rate
Examples:
Line 2
Time (s)
01
2
3
4
5
6
7
What do you notice about the dots? ______________________________________________
Distance vs. Time
Graph
Distance
(cm)
Distance (cm)
Time (s)
Calculate the average
speed:
Line 2: speeding up motion and
increasing slope show ___________
speed
As time ___________, distance
_________ at an
_____________________ rate
**going further each second!**
Examples:
Line 3
Time (s)
0
1
2
3
4
5
67
What do you notice about the dots? ______________________________________________
Distance vs. Time
Graph
Distance
(cm)
Distance (cm)
Time (s)
Calculate the average
speed:
Line 3: slowing down motion and
decreasing slope show ___________
speed
As time ___________, distance
_________ at __________________
rate
**going less far each second!**
Example:
Calculate the average
speed:
Line 2: speeding up motion and
increasing slope show ___________
speed
As time ___________, distance
_________ at an
_____________________ rate
**going further each second!**