Speed, velocity and Acceleration: Motion

Overview

Students should be able to: Show that speed is a scalar; quantity while velocity and acceleration are vectors. Calculate resultant using simple examples of motion of objects with one or two changes in direction Show that speed is a scalar; quantity while velocity and acceleration are vectors. Calculate resultant using simple examples of motion of objects with one or two changes in direction Show on a (v-t) graph the motion of a body with: Uniform velocity, Uniform acceleration, Variable acceleration/ instantaneous velocity Deduce the distance covered between any time intervals on the graph in (3) above.

Lesson details

Class: SS2
Subject: Physics
Theme: Interaction Of Matter, Space And Time
Duration: 30:12

What you'll learn

Speed as a scalar quantity.
Velocity and acceleration as vector quantities;
Concept of resultant velocity using vector representation.
V - t graphs
Instantaneous velocity and acceleration.

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