Thursday 4 April 2013

8-1B Distance and Displacement Activity


What to Do

1.
Time (s)
Position (m)
0
5m [E]
5
20m [W]
10
10m [W]
15
10m [E]
20
0m [E]

2.
Time Interval (s)
Distance Travelled (m)
Displacement (m)
0 s-5 s
15 m
15 m [E]
0 s-10 s
5m
5 m [E]
0 s-15 s
15 m
15 m [W]
0 s-20 s
5 m
5 m [E]


What Did You Find Out?

1.    (a) Yes
(b) It is because he never ended up in the same spot where he started when he travelled a certain distance.

2. When something or someone starts at a certain place and does not end up in the same place at the end of the walk or run. 

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