Position and Motion

​ Position and Motion



How can you describe the position and motion of the train?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjyWG_m_nM

Describe the position and motion of the train as it passes you.

​Look at the image. Is the boy in a train car that is moving or is there something moving outside of his window? What evidence can you collect to back up your opinion.

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​Imagine you are sitting on a train. Using the video clues, describe the position and motion of the train from sitting inside the train car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cec4Z-Vlf7Q

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When you described the position and motion of the trains, what type of words did you use? Did you use fast or slow? Did you use near or far? What about the words right or left? Is one description better than another to know the position and motion of the train? Make a claim about the most accurate way to describe a train's position and motion.

The position and motion of the train is best described by ...

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What evidence have you discovered to explain how position can be used to describe the train?

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What evidence have you discovered to explain what motion is

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What evidence have you discovered to explain how to describe changes in motion?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYbf_-HIJNE

What evidence have you discovered to explain how a graph can help you understand motion?

​Imagine you are boarding a train. How would you describe where you are? You might say you are sitting one meter to the left of your friend. Perhaps you would explain that you are at the train station, which is a half mile north of your school. You might instead say that the station is ten blocks east of the center of town, or even 150 million kilometers from the Sun. The descriptions are useful if they can be repeated.

How would you give instructions to a friend who was trying to walk from one place to another?
Notice the signs around the room, North, South, East, and West.
Have a volunteer walk from one sign to another without crashing into classroom furniture.
Make sure to write the steps you state. Someone new will read your instructions as you walk the same path.

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How did the description of your movement depend on the point at which you stated?