
Introduction to Motion
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Science, Physics
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7th Grade
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Kendra Castro
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Introduction to Motion
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In each picture, what is moving and how is its position changing?
Describe the picture
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Describe the picture
1. The train and all its passengers are speeding straight down a track to the next station.
2. The man and his bike are racing along a curving highway.
3. The geese are flying over their wetland environment.
4. The meteor is shooting through the atmosphere toward Earth, burning up as it goes.
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Motion
- is the change of position over time.
When describing motion, the answer depends on the POSITION and MOTION of the person observing you.
Example: Sitting at your desk, are you in motion?
Sitting in a car, are you in motion?
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Multiple Choice
What is motion?
change of speed over time
change of position over time
change of acceleration over time
change of velocity over time
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Predict
Even if you did not see this jump, but saw footprints on the starting line and in the sand, you know motion occurred because..
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Predict
You can still know that he was in motion because of the distance between the starting and ending point (the jumper changed position).
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Position
Describes the LOCATION of an object.
---Can be described using up, down, north, south, east, or west.
A position is compared to a REFERENCE POINT__.
A REFERENCE POINT is the location to which you COMPARE another location.
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Multiple Choice
A position is compared to a
speed
reference point
location
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Reference Point
A place or object used for COMPARISON to determine if something is in MOTION. An object is in motion if it changes POSITION relative to a REFERENCE point.
Ex: Stationary Objects; Tree, Building, Sign.
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Multiple Choice
Reference Point
A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
is the change of position over time
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Yellow Dot
Where is this located?
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North of DISCOVERY PLACE South of FOURTH WARD ST
East of SETTLER’S_CEMETERY Corner of N CHURCH AND W 7TH_
The objects you described above can be called: REFERENCE POINT.
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Multiple Choice
What information do you need to describe an object’s position?
its speed
a reference point
its direction
its size
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Part 11: You can work on your own
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KOUkDxtQkc
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