blog post #5

Blog post #5

This is a picture of an accelerating Porsche. Like many of our P.A. problems, the Porsche’s acceleration and velocity are quite fast. If we wanted to find how fast the Porsche would go in a certain distance or time, we would use the D=1/2at²+V_ot, or d.a.t. equation. By using this equation, you can find the distance, acceleration, or time. This equation is not limited to objects that only move on the road, but falling and rising objects. There are other equations that are used to find velocity, acceleration, and time. This equation will help us find the velocity of our next lab, the falling ball lab.

Blog post #4

Blog post #4

This is a picture of position vs. time graph. I chose this picture because we are learning about how objects increase their distance over a period of time. This graph relates to the Olympics lab. As each “runner” ran, hopped, and sprinted, their distance increased as time increased. Each “run” had a different distance covered in a certain time, thus creating different slopes. The slope of the sprint was much steeper than the slope of the hop. This graph also relates to the acceleration and velocity of the moving object. As the object covers more distance in less time, the acceleration increases.