<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/26/skateboard-phys/" title="Skateboard Physics"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_energy_skater-150x150.jpg" alt="Skateboard Physics" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 26, 2012
Concepts of kinetic and potential energy will be explored by analyzing the motion of a skateboarder on a curved track.
The questions are based off the following PhET simulation, which can be used to double check answers:
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park
Posted in sec_phy_wep | Tagged conservation of energy, energy, energy changes, graphs, gravitational acceleration, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, physics 11-12, simulation
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/25/ball-on-a-moving-cart/" title="Ball on a Moving Cart"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_kinematics_2D_ballOnCart-150x150.jpg" alt="Ball on a Moving Cart" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 25, 2012
The trajectory of a ball dropped from a person on a moving cart will be modelled using both x-position vs. time graphs and y-position vs. time graphs. The scenario will be analyzed from the point of view of an observer on the cart and on the ground.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged displacement, frames of reference, graphs, gravitational potential energy, gravity, physics 11-12, projectile motion, reference frames, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/24/modelling-a-race-2/" title="Modelling a Race"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_kinematics_1D_race-150x150.jpg" alt="Modelling a Race" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 24, 2012
The concepts of position, velocity and time will be used to model a scenario involving two people racing towards a finish line. Information will be presented through equations and graphs.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_1dk | Tagged 1D kinematics, d-vs-t graph, displacement, distance, graphs, kinematics, physical science 8-10, physics 11-12, position, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/cannononcart/" title="Cannon on a Moving Cart"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_kinematics_2D_cannonOnCart-150x150.jpg" alt="Cannon on a Moving Cart" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
What do the velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs look like for a cannon ball launched from a moving cart? This scenario will be analyzed by breaking down both velocity and acceleration into vertical and horizontal components.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged acceleration, frames of reference, graphs, gravitational acceleration, gravity, physics 11-12, projectile motion, reference frames, velocity