Unit
II Motion
(Velocity/Acceleration) Syllabus and Portfolio Directions
Objective: Assemble
the assignments for the unit into a booklet. Then, use the booklet to complete
review questions and prepare for the test.
The following items should be put in the
following order in the portfolio: Unit
Syllabus and Portfolio Directions (this sheet) (printable
copy)
Vocabulary Review
Sheet
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Classwork/Daily Log (Distance-Time
Graphs Quiz)
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Video: Motion, Force & Gravity
______
Reading
Assignment - Chapter 11
______
Distance-Time
Graphing Activity
______
Acceleration
and Speed-Time Graphs (Speedometer Act)
______
Graphing
Your Motion Lab / Blinky Cars
______
Free
Fall Lab (Honors)
______
Videos:ESPN Speed and ESPN Hoop Variable
______
Video: ESPN Victory With Vectors (worksheet) (Honors)
______
Study Guide
______
Portfolio Grade
cover
(out of 5)
______ (Neatness, effort, and color are important.)
objectives
(out of 5)
______
concepts
(out of 5)
______ (You may
use words, symbols, diagrams on each.)
contents
(out of 5) ______
(All assignments must be included and in order.) total
(out of 20) ______
Test Grade ________
The Front Cover Write
the unit title on the cover. "Unit II - Motion (Velocity/Acceleration)"
Decorate the front cover with drawings of
concepts from the chapter. Be
neat and use lots of creativity and color. The
Inside Front Cover Write "Objectives"
at the top of the page. List the following unit objectives:
Know how to determine units for calculated
data. Use distance and time
to compute speed. Use speed
and time to determine acceleration. Create
distance/time graphs and speed/time graphs. Be
able to read a distance-time graph and calculate the slope (speed). Be
able to read a speed-time graph and calculate the slope (acceleration). Be
able to plot instantaneous speed on a speedometer type graph. Be
able to differentiate between speed, velocity and acceleration. Distinguish
between linear and non-linear graphs. Inside
Back Cover Write "Concepts"
at the top of the page. Divide the page into nine squares.
Explain the answers to the unit objectives
with words and diagrams. Back
Cover Write your name -
Last Name, First Name and your class in the lower right hand corner of the
page.