1. Introduction to motion 2. Scalars and vectors
Activity: Walking Speed and Speed-Time-Distance Problems
Worksheet: Vectors and Scalars, Vectors and Scalars - notes
Video: Vectors and Scalars (Khan Academy, 8:38)
Video: Speed-Time-Distance Calculations (Khan Academy, 9:34)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 6-7, 11-12
Practice Problems: 30 - #4, 7, 8; 71 - #40, 41
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages: 8-10, 14
1. Position, Displacement, Distance, Speed, Velocity; 2. Position-time graphs
Worksheet: Position-time graphs
Group Problem Solving Activity: Group Problem - Speeder Bike Challenge
Video: Slope of Position-Time Graphs (Earl Haig SS, 5:59)
Video: More Position-Time Graphs (Earl Haig, 7:57)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 14-18
Practice Exercises: 30 - #10, 28, 29
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages:16-19
1. Position-time and velocity-time graphs 2. Velocity-time graphs and displacement
Worksheet: Intro to Velocity-time Graphs, Position-time to Velocity-time Graphs
Video: Interpreting Velocity-Time graphs (Earl Hai, 6:18)
Worksheet: Velocity-time Graphs and Displacement
Video: Finding displacement from the area under a Velocity-Time graph (Earl Haig, 3:58)
Worksheet: Analyzing v-t graphs homework
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 48-50, 50-52
Practice Exercises: 67 - #1, 24
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages: 25-26
1. Representations of Motion 2. Motion maps
Worksheet: Representations of Motion
Representations of Motion - solutions
Video - Visualizing Motion with iPhone Clipstro app (1:48)
Video - Introduction to Motion Maps (4:45)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 40-43, 47
Practice Problems: 68 - #14, 21
Video - How does GPS work? (BBC Earth Lab, 3:22)
Worksheet: Instantaneous and Average Velocity,
Instantaneous and Average Velocity - notes and solutions
Video: Tangents and Instantaneous Velocity (Earl Haig SS, 4:24)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 19-24
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages: 27-29
Worksheet: Acceleration and Acceleration Problems
Video - SMART Car drag racing - acceleration (SMART Canada, 1:48)
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages: 21-24
Worksheet: Introducing the BIG Five Equations of Constant Acceleration
BIG Five Homework Problems 1-3 - solutions, BIG Five Homework Problems 4-7 - solutions
Chart: The BIG Five Equations of Constant Acceleration
Video: Solving constant acceleration problems with the Big Five (Earl Haig SS, 4:03)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 58-60
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages:36-39
Constant v and constant a problems: Reaction time and Braking time
Video: Stopping Distance (Tasman District Council PSA, 2:07)
Video: Braking distance (1:00)
Video: Safe following distance (60 Second Driver - Mantioba Public Insurance, 1:02)
Worksheet: Group Challenge Problem - Stopping Distance
Free fall and acceleration due to gravity
Worksheet: Free Fall and Constant Acceleration
Worksheet: Free Fall Problems
Free Fall Problems - solutions
Video: Falling Objects (MIT, 0:41)
Video: Hammer and Feather Drop (Mythbusters, 2:42)
Video - Hammer and feather drop on moon (NASA footage, 0:47)
Video - Solving Free Fall Problems with the BIG Five (Earl Haig SS, 5:54)
Interactive Activity - Free fall - make predictions, sketch graphs (Concord Consortium)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 61-62
Practice problems: 67 - #54, 60
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages: 40-43
Video - Recreating Galileo's Falling Bodies Experiment (science journalist Dan Falk, 4:02)
Video - Pilot G-force Training (US Air Force centrifuge footage, 3:18)
Worksheet: Reaction Time and More BIG Five Free Fall Problems
Reaction Time and More Free Fall Problems - solutions
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 77-82
Two-dimensional motion - displacement
Worksheet: Vector Diagrams
Video: Adding vectors using scale diagrams (Earl Haig SS, 3:40)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 112 - #15
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages: 60-70
Worksheet: Princess Bride Vectors practice
Princess Bride Vectors practice- solutions
Worksheet: Relative Velocities
Worksheet: Relative Velocities - solutions
Video - Introduction to Relative Motion (Castle Rock Research, 4:12)
Video - Relative velocity problems (Earl Haig SS, 7:12)
Video - Relative velocity problems (Earl Haig SS, 5:24)
Video - Soccer ball launched from moving vehicle (Mythbusters, 1:06)
Physics Concepts and Connections Textbook Pages: 93-96, 97-101
Practice Problems: 114 - #35, 36
Nelson Physics 11 Textbook Pages: 71-74
Kinematics Review Problems - solutions
Grade 11 Kinematics Unit Test Review
Grade 11 Kinematics Unit Test Review - solutions
Physics Concepts and Connections Practice Problems: 114 - #37, 39, 41, 43