Ballistics:
Forces and Motion

Have you ever wondered how investigators work out what happened at a crime scene? From the path of a bullet to the speed of a moving vehicle, forensic scientists use physics to uncover the truth.

In this unit, you'll become a forensic investigator by exploring the science of ballistics. Through hands-on experiments and real-world investigations, you'll learn how objects move and why they behave the way they do.

Throughout this topic, we will investigate:

• Forces and Motion – How forces affect the movement of objects.

• Speed – How to calculate and compare how fast objects travel.

• Distance-Time Graphs – How to interpret and create graphs that tell the story of an object's journey.

• Newton's Three Laws of Motion – The rules that explain why objects start, stop, speed up, and change direction.

• Acceleration – How and why an object's speed changes over time.

By the end of this unit, you'll be able to analyse evidence, solve physics-based problems, and explain how the laws of motion help forensic scientists reconstruct events. Get ready to think like a scientist and investigate like a detective!