The York County School Division
Curriculum Guide
Subject: Physics
SOL REPORTING CATEGORY:
UNIT#
TITLE
1
Kinematics
COMPONENTS
Distance & Displacement
Speed & Velocity
Acceleration
SUGGESTED TIME FRAME: 2 WEEKS
QUARTER: 1
VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING
SOL PH.5 The student will investigate and understand the interrelationships among mass, distance, force and time through mathematical and
experimental processes. Key concepts include:
a) linear motion
MEASURABLE STUDENT OBJECTIVES
(ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS)
ASSESSMENTS
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES:
The student will be able to:
 Distinguish between distance and
displacement
 Distinguish between speed and
velocity.
 Distinguish between average and
instantaneous velocity or acceleration.
 Qualitatively use the slope of a tangent
line to determine the instantaneous
velocity or acceleration..
 Solve problems involving constant
speed using the relationship between
average speed, distance and time.
 Use the shape of the position vs. time
or velocity vs. time graph to distinguish
among these types of motion: constant
Formative:
Observations during group lab
work:
 Students match graphs of
position-time and velocitytime by walking in front of
motion sensor. (RTP Lab 1 –
Intro to Motion)
 Students develop general
rules for signs of
acceleration in terms of
direction of motion and
changes in speed. (RTP Lab
2 – Changing Motion)
 Students solve uniform
acceleration problems on
The teacher will:
 Provide examples of constant velocity
motion away from and toward the origin
using a motion detector to collect data.
Lead class discussion of differences
between position-time graphs these
motions. (ILD 1 – Into to Motion)
 Model problem solving techniques for
constant velocity problems.
 Model problem solving techniques for
uniform acceleration problems.
 Lead class discussion of
similarities/differences between vocabulary
terms. Allow students to create examples
for when distance and displacement are the
same and are not the same value, when
The York County School Division
Curriculum Guide
MEASURABLE STUDENT OBJECTIVES
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Subject: Physics
ASSESSMENTS
velocity, constant acceleration and
whiteboards.
non-constant acceleration.
For uniformly accelerated motion, given
the distance vs. time graph or velocity
vs. time graph, use a graphing
calculator or appropriate software to
Summative:
create a mathematical model for the
motion, including units for the
coefficients.**
For uniformly accelerated motion, given
a distance vs. time graph or velocity vs.
time graph, provide a complete
description of the motion, including
direction of motion, sign of velocity and
sign of acceleration.
From a description of motion, create a
distance vs. time, velocity vs. time or
acceleration vs. time graph to correctly
represent that motion.
Use the four constant acceleration
equations to solve word problems
involving uniform acceleration,
including freefall.
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES:
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average velocity is not the same as average
speed.
After Lab 2, Changing Motion, demonstrate
how the first kinematics equation ( models
position-time graphs for uniformly
accelerated motion and how the second
kinematics equation models velocity-time
graphs for uniformly accelerated motion.
Use the area under a linear velocity time
graph to derive the third kinematics
equation. Show how the fourth kinematics
equation can be obtained by mathematical
manipulation.
Provide examples of uniformly accelerated
motion using a motion detector to collect
data. Examples include speeding up and
slowing down in both directions as well as
turning around. Include a tossed ball as a
key example to illustrate that the velocitytime graph is linear, therefore it is a valid
example of constant acceleration. (ILD 2 –
Changing Motion)
The York County School Division
Curriculum Guide
MEASURABLE STUDENT OBJECTIVES
(ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS)
ASSESSMENTS
Subject: Physics
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES:
VDOE Essential Understandings, Essential Knowledge, Skills and Processes Link:
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES:
RESOURCES:
The York County School Division
Curriculum Guide
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES:
Kinematics
Remediation:
Position
Displacement
Speed
Velocity
Average Velocity
Instantaneous Velocity
Acceleration
Subject: Physics
RESOURCES:
Textbook:
The Physics Classroom – Online Physics
Tutorials
1-D Kinematics Lessons 1-6
Explanations, Examples and Practice Problems
with Solutions
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/
HOLT Physics, Chapter 2 – Motion in One Dimension
Minds on Physics Modules – Online practice,
students work to get completion codes which the
teacher can verify to ensure correct completion.
Kinematics Graphing and Kinematics Concepts
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mop/topics.cfm
Real Time Physics Lab 1: Introduction to Motion
Technology:
PASCO Motion Sensor with PASCO DataStudio
Real Time Physics Lab 2: Changing Motion
Average Acceleration
Interactive Lecture Demonstration: Introduction to
Motion
Instantaneous Acceleration
Interactive Lecture Demonstration: Changing Motion
Magnitude
Web sites:
Direction
The Physics Classroom – Online Physics Tutorials
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/
Rate of change
Freefall
Moving Man Simulation
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=The_Moving_Man
Materials: