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Physics 20: Kinematics

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Chapter 1 Resources

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2 S Fireworks - more than just explosions and pretty colours!
  • Fireworks Safety Tips - interesting safety thoughts from the Canada Safety Council.
  • Fireworks - an encyclopedia of information.
  • HD Fireworks Footage - Internet videos of fireworks are notoriously poor, but not these! Watch short clips of fireworks in glorious high definition.
2 S Calgary Stampede - does it get anymore exciting than this?
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Yukon Quest - a-1000 mile sled dog race - now that's tough!
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Scalar and Vector Quantities - can't quite understand? Try these sites, they do a great job of explaining the difference:
7 S How Does Air Traffic Control Work - what do traffic controllers do with all those radar coordinates?
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Vectors: Fundamentals and Operations - very useful tips for vector use:
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S First Nations: Inukshuk - watch an Inukshuk being built at Historica.ca.
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S Section 1.1 Quiz
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Graphing - a bit of extra help never hurts:
11-14 S Position vs. Time - move the bike and the graph is drawn by magic!
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Average Speed and Average Velocity - time for a little calculation practice.
12 S

Speeding - don't end up a casualty, take your time on the road and respect speed limits:
14 S Mach Speed - man, that's fast!
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Toy Car Speed - time to go to the dollar store and pick up a few cool toys! This lab allows you to compare the motion of toy vehicles.
20 S Section 1.2 Quiz
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Uniform Motion - determine the velocity of an object based on the shape of its displacement graph. Note: the simulation software Interactive Physics (IP) is required for this activity.
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Match a Graph - the relationship between an object's motion and its graph plot can be difficult to realize. This lab will help!
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Velocity-Time Graphs - very powerful graphs with loads of information:
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PhET Interactive Simulations - an extensive suite of interactive simulations, all expertly crafted to support student studies. These high-quality simulations are created at the University of Colorado and are completely free to use:
  • The Moving Man - move the man to learn about position, velocity and accelerations graphs.
25-28 S Match the Velocity Graph - this little monster truck will drive you crazy!
28 S Create a Velocity-Time Graph - use this activity and accompanying Excel spreadsheet as an alternative method of creating a velocity-time graph.
29 S

Crash Test Dummies - no, not the pop group, there's more to these dummies than you think:
30 S Section 1.3 Quiz
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Motion with Constant Acceleration - a car moving with constant acceleration: watch and learn!
32-33 S

Accelerated Motion - how do we interpret this type of motion?
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Average Speed and Velocity - how to tell the difference:
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PhET Interactive Simulations - an extensive suite of interactive simulations, all expertly crafted to support student studies. These high-quality simulations are created at the University of Colorado and are completely free to use:
  • Maze Game - learn about position, velocity, and acceleration by playing with a ball.
45 S Section 1.4 Quiz
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Describing Motion with Equations - once you've mastered these, you can solve any kinematics problem:
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Jet Take-off - calculate displacement, velocity, and time for a complex simulation (multiple accelerations), and relate the graphs of an object's motion with the results derived from kinematic equations. Note: the simulation software Interactive Physics (IP) is required for this activity.
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Section 1.5 Quiz
54-62 S

Acceleration due to Gravity - what goes up must come down!
54 S Galileo on the Moon - watch David Scott as he drops a feather and hammer on the moon. (Free Teacher's Domain registration required)
54-59 S Stationed in the Stars - Free Falling - what does gravity have to do with weightlessness in orbit? This excellent site has great animations to help explain the connection.
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Acceleration Due to Gravity - use a picket fence in this eLab to accurately determine the acceleration due to gravity.
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Acceleration Due to Gravity - students use graphical analysis to determine the acceleration of gravity on Earth. Note: the simulation software Interactive Physics (IP) is required for this activity.
56 S Free Fall Research Page - incredible stories of survival from extreme height.
59 S Escape Velocity - escaping gravity takes a good bit of speed:
63 S Section 1.6 Quiz
67 S Chapter 1 Review Quiz

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Chapter 2 Resources

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68 S

Canadian Snowbirds - our impressive aerial team.
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All About Vectors - components, adding, resultants, it's all here.
70-75 S

Basic Vector Operations - poor name for this page; has the basics, but so much more; includes vector addition examples.
75 S Section 2.1 Quiz
76 S Motion in Two Dimensions - clear examples, and you can quiz yourself too!
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PhET Interactive Simulations - an extensive suite of interactive simulations, all expertly crafted to support student studies. These high-quality simulations are created at the University of Colorado and are completely free to use:
  • Motion in 2D - see the vectors in two dimensions for velocity and acceleration.
89 S Vector Addition - a sophisticated applet for vector addition practice.
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91-100 S

Relative Motion - check out these examples:
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Fan Cart Thrust Angle - use a fan cart with adjustable thrust angle to investigate the vector components involved in fan cart acceleration.
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S Projectile Motion - all about the science of ballistics:
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Projectile Motion Simulations - some are great to play with, others would make great demonstrations:

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Projectile analysis - use a projectile launcher and time-of-flight pad to accurately analyze projectile motion.
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Projectile Motion Problems - whether launching horizontally or at an angle, it's good to get some practice:
106 S Vertical Projectile Motion - use this activity and accompanying Excel spreadsheet as a method of investigating projectile motion.
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S Balls Undergo Projectile Motion - this sim allows you to adjust all factors of projectile motion.
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PhET Interactive Simulations - an extensive suite of interactive simulations, all expertly crafted to support student studies. These high-quality simulations are created at the University of Colorado and are completely free to use:
109 S Jai-alai - duck! That ball is coming very fast!
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S Section 2.4 Quiz
115 S Chapter 2 Review Quiz
121 S Unit Review Quiz

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