In

Motion

Goal:
To b e a b l e to a n a l y ze a n

organism in motion and draw

conclusions regarding its speed

i n t h e fo r m s o f g r a p h s ,
diagrams, and models.

Video Clip #1

Motion Model
Time: 45s
Distance: 8m

Time: 60s
Distance: 10m

Time: 15s
Distance: 1m

Time: 30s
Distance: 4m

Time: 0s
Distance: 0m

Particle Model
Time: 45s
Distance: 8m

Time: 60s
Distance: 10m

Time: 15s
Distance: 1m

Time: 30s
Distance: 4m

Time: 0s
Distance: 0m

Speed Graph
0

15

30

45

10

10

Time
(s)

60

Distance (m)

Distance
(m)

7.5
5
2.5
0

15

30
Seconds (s)

45

60

Conclusion #1:
You can see that Candy (the
d o g ) h a d a s l ow s ta r t,
a c c e l e r a t e d t o wa r d s t h e

middle, and decreased speed

at the end (but not as slow as

its start).

Video Clip #2

Motion Model
Time: 10s
Distance: 1m
Time: 30s
Distance: 4m

Time: 0s
Distance: 0m
Time: 20s
Distance: 2m

Time: 40s
Distance: 8m

Particle Model
Time: 10s
Distance: 1m

Time: 0s
Distance: 0m

Time: 20s
Distance: 2m

Time: 30s
Distance: 4m

Time: 40s
Distance: 8m

Speed Graph
0

10

20

30

Time
(s)

40

Distance (m)

Distance
(m)

6
4
2
0

10

20
Seconds (s)

30

40

Conclusion #2:
The speed graph clearly shows

that Spot took a bit of time to

pick up speed at the beginning,

but finished going twice as fast

towards the end.

Video Clip #3

Motion Model
Time: 0s
Time: 9s
Time: 18s
Time: 27s
Distance: 0m Distance: 1.1m Distance: 1.9m Distance: 3m

Time: 0s
Time: 9s
Distance: 0m Distance: 1m

Time: 18s
Distance: 2m

Time: 27s
Distance: 4m

Stays in
one spot

Time: 36s
Distance: 5m

Particle Model
Time: 0s
Distance: 0m

Time: 0s
Distance: 0m

Time: 9s
Distance: 1.1m

Time: 9s
Distance: 1m

Time: 18s
Distance: 1.9m

Time: 18s
Distance: 2m

Time: 27s
Distance: 3m

Time: 27s
Distance: 4m

Stays in
one spot

Time: 36s
Distance: 5m

Speed Graph
0

1.1

1.9

18

27

36

Little Boy

Little Girl

Time
(s)
Distance (m)

Distance
(m)
GIrl Boy

10

20
Seconds (s)

30

40

Conclusion #3:
From what I saw through the graphs,

b o t h k i d s h a d a n eve n s t a r t.
However, the boy stopped to pick up

his toy, which made him (obviously)

lose his speed completely. On the

other hand, his sis ter gradually

increased velocity and accelerated

completely towards the end.