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The "Lifelike" Moving Man: Variation in motion graphs

Title	The "Lifelike" Moving Man: Variation in motion graphs
Description	This lesson was designed to help students interpret motion graphs from motion detector data (with more variation and error than the "ideal" graphs they had been analyzing). Learning goal: Students will be able to identify the following types of motion -- constant nonzero velocity, constant acceleration, not moving -- from graphs that are not smooth. This lesson will come at the end of the kinematics unit, so they should already be able to interpret smooth, error-free motion graphs.
Subject	Physics
Level	High School
Type	Lab
Duration	30 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English
Keywords	Graphing
Simulation(s)	The Moving Man

Author(s)	Karen King
Contact Email	kingkar@missouri.edu
School / Organization	Denver School of Science and Technology
Date submitted	8/7/06
Date updated	4/28/15