Lesson 2.4.6

Lesson 6 — Calculating Displacement During Accelerated Motion

Get Focused

There are both mathematic and graphical means of calculating the displacement of an object when it is accelerating. In this lesson you will investigate both.

Consider the following essential questions as you complete Lesson 6 :

  • What does the area under a velocity time graph represent ?
  • What is meant by the term instantaneous velocity ?
  • What are the mathematical equations used for accelerated motion


Vocabulary

Below is a link to the Science 20 Glossary. Make sure you can identify and define the terms within the glossary that correspond with this lesson.

Science 20 Glossary

 

Explore

Click on the link below to explore the lesson content

2.4.6 Content Link

Read

Read pages 205 - 212 in the Science 20 Textbook. There is a text link below

Lesson 4.6 Text

 

Self Check

Try the questions on page 212 to check your knowledge.

Reflect and Connect

Consider the following statement. The units of a velocity time graph are not important when calculating displacement using a velocity time graph. Is this statement true or false ? Explain your answer and post it to the discussion forum.

Module 4: Lesson 6 Assignment.

Once you have completed all of the learning activities for this lesson, complete the online assignment.

Sci20 2.4.6 online assignment

Lesson Summary

In this lesson you learned how to calculate the displacement of an accelerating vehicle using a velocity time graph.

The next lesson will deal with calculating the stopping distance of a decelerating vehicle.