| Students in 8th grade physical science recently wrote short stories and created graphs based on the motion of the main character. Students entered data about the motion of the character in Google Sheets, then used formulas to calculate speed and average speed. Using their data, they created distance vs time and speed vs time graphs representing the motion of their character. During the completion of this project students gained a better understanding of the relationship |
between the motion of an object and the graphs representing the speed and location of the object. They learned how to describe acceleration, deceleration, stationary and constant motion in words and visually through graphs. Students used Google Sheets Tips and Creating Motion Graphs tutorial videos to help them create the graphs of their character's motion. Read student work about a turtle named Bolt or a dog named Doug to learn more about the motion graphs pictured above.
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