Motion

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MotionVelocity Concepts
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The concepts of this lesson will allow you to

• Gain comprehension in basics of motion and
  velocity of your BattleBot
• Calculate measurements dealing with their
  BattleBots motion
• Visually diagram motion and velocity of their
  BattleBots data

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MotionVelocity TermsDiscuss and Review

• Position
• Vector
• Average Velocity
• Slope
• Instantaneous velocity

• Scalar
• Time Interval
• Constant Velocity
• Velocity
• Position-Time Graph

• Distance
• Displacement
• Speed
• Instantaneous Position

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Calculating Velocity
In order to calculate velocity you need to find
the distance an object has traveled and in what
time interval. Since we are calculating the
velocity between two points we will calculating
the average velocity.
The BattleBot Nightmare travels a distance of 12
meters, in a time of 0 to 8 seconds. What is the
average velocity of Nightmare between this time
interval?
Solution

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Position-Time Graph
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Rise
Slope
Run
10
Position (m)
?d
Vavg
?t
5
0
0 5 10
Time (s)
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Review and Questions