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Kinematics of the Long Jump Module

Objectives

  1. Define the terms: displacement, speed, velocity (average and instantaneous), and acceleration (average and instantaneous) in one dimension.
  2. Explain how the above terms are related to one another.
  3. Show how the above terms are represented in graphical form.
  4. Explain how the graphs of the above terms are related to one another.
  5. Understand the above terms in two dimensions, and show how they can describe projectile motion.
  6. Calculate the optimum angle of takeoff for longest distance with and without air resistance.

Description

This module was written with a physics, accelerated physics, or biomedical physics class in mind. It is intended to provide hands-on activities to teach students beginning-of-the-year physics topics in one- and two-dimensional kinematics, including displacement, velocity, acceleration, free-fall, and projectile motion.

Concepts and Skills

Physics
Biomechanics
Math

Time

This module should take twenty 50-minute classes.