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Moving Man with Position and Velocity graphs

Title	Moving Man with Position and Velocity graphs
Description	This is the first of two inquiry activities to teach students about motion graphs. Learning goal: Students will be able to: (1) describe how the person moved by looking at motion graphs -- or -- (2) sketch graphs when a person?s motion is described. This is very similar to Trish Loeblein's activity, but revised for 9th graders. After this lesson, they will complete another on acceleration. There is a quiz for the end of the position and velocity lesson, and there is a pre/post test to be completed after they've worked through the acceleration lesson.
Subject	Physics
Level	High School
Type	Lab
Duration	120 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English
Keywords	Graphing
Simulation(s)	The Moving Man

Author(s)	Karen King
Contact Email	kingkar@missouri.edu
School / Organization	Denver School of Science and Technology
Date submitted	8/4/06
Date updated	4/28/15