PhET Worksheet: The Moving Man

Using the link for the PhET Simulation "The Moving Man", press the "Introduction" tab at the top of the simulation and answer the following questions.

• Got it!

• Bruh.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Using complete sentences, describe the motion of the man when you play the simulation starting with the conditions below, including how much time it takes to hit a wall.

Make sure you press the "Clear" button every time you replay the simulation to restart the clock at zero!

Some helpful phrases: to the right, to the left, comes to a stop, slows down, speeds up, starts, ends, at rest, constant speed, hits the wall in (x) seconds

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Position: 0 m
Velocity: 1.0 m/s

Acceleration: - 0.1 m/s²

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Using complete sentences, describe the motion of the man when you play the simulation starting with the conditions below, including how much time it takes to hit a wall.

Make sure you press the "Clear" button every time you replay the simulation to restart the clock at zero!

Some helpful phrases: to the right, to the left, comes to a stop, slows down, speeds up, starts, ends, at rest, constant speed, hits the wall in (x) seconds

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Position: - 10 m
Velocity: 5.0 m/s

Acceleration: - 1.0 m/s²

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Using complete sentences, describe the motion of the man when you play the simulation starting with the conditions below, including how much time it takes to hit a wall.

Make sure you press the "Clear" button every time you replay the simulation to restart the clock at zero!

Some helpful phrases: to the right, to the left, comes to a stop, slows down, speeds up, starts, ends, at rest, constant speed, hits the wall in (x) seconds

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Position: - 4 m
Velocity: - 2 m/s

Acceleration: 1.5 m/s²

When the acceleration is zero, what can you say about the velocity of an object?

• The velocity is constant.

• The velocity is increasing.

• The velocity is decreasing.

• The velocity is zero.

Is it possible to have negative velocity but positive acceleration? If so, what would this mean?

• Yes, it means the object is slowing down.

• Yes, it means the object is speeding up in the opposite direction.

• No, it is not possible.

• No, it means the object is at rest.

If the man is moving from a position of 0 m to 6 m in 3 seconds he will move _______________ than he would have if he moved from a position of –4 m to 0 m in 3 seconds.

• faster

• slower

• the same speed as

• backwards

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Looking at the position of the house and the tree, if the man ran starting from the house going to the tree in 8 seconds, the average velocity would be _________________.

• 2.0 m/s

• 1.5 m/s

• • - 2.0 m/s

• - 1.5 m/s

Starting at a position of 0 m, if the man is moving at a constant velocity of 2 m/s, it will take __________ seconds for him to reach a position of 12 m.

• 6

• 5

• 8

• 10

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Now press the "Charts" tab at the top of the simulation and answer the rest of the questions.

Make sure you press the "Clear" button every time you replay the simulation to restart the clock at zero!

• Bet.

• Aiight.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1