MOTION CURATION

HOW DO WE MEASURE AND DESCRIBE MOTION?

A PIECE OF PAPER FALLING.

• I'll drop a piece of paper from 1 meter high.
• I'll get a stop-watch.
• And I will see how long it takes to hit the ground.

DISTANCE (3 TRIALS)

• 1 meter
• 1 meter
• 1 meter
• average = 1 meter

TIME (3 TRIALS)

• 1.28 seconds
• 2.6 seconds
• 1.15 seconds
• Average = 1.79 seconds

THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS........

MY DOG SHAGGY WAGGING HIS TAIL

• Set up a grid
• Get my camera
• Get my dog in front of the grid
• Make him stand still
• Give him a bone, to get him excited

REST OF PROCEDURE

• Take a video of him
• Look back on the video and count and measure his wags

DISTANCE (3 TRIALS)

• 23.68 m
• 21.05 m
• 26.31 m
• Average= 23.68 m

TIME (3 TRIALS)

• 7 sec
• 7 sec
• 7 sec
• Average= 7 seconds

THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS.........

A TOY CAR MOVING ACROSS THE FLOOR

• Put a meter stick on the ground
• Wind up the toy car
• See how long it takes to go a meter

DISTANCE (3 TRIALS)

• 1 m
• 1 m
• 1 m
• Average= 1 meter

TIME (3 TRIALS)

• 1.44 sec
• 2.2 sec
• 1.05 sec
• Average= 1.56 seconds

THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS...........

HOPE YOU ENJOED, I KNOW I DID!

SUPER SPECTACULAR FACTS,

• A cheetah travels at 112-120 km/hr
• A horse travels at 70.76 km/hr
• A free tailed bat travels at 96.6 km/hr
• A Coyote travels at 65 km/hr
• A greyhound travels at 74 km/hr

SUPER SPECTACULAR FACTS!

• A common dolphin travels at 65 km/hr
• A zebra travels at 64 km/hr
• A kangaroo travels at 71 km/hr
• A black mamba travels at 23 km/hr
• A peregrine falcon travels at 389 km/hr

SUPER SPECTACULAR FACTS!

• A sword fish travels at 97 km/hr
• A horse fly travels at 145 km/hr

Usain Bolt set the 100 m record at 9.58 sec, which is about 10.44 m/sec.

Lionesses are faster than male lions and can reach max speeds of 57 km /hr, in short distances of approximately 90 m, and a top speed of 80 km/hr for about 20 m.