Theme A · Space, time and motion · Class 2 · 1D Motion
A.1 Kinematics: describing motion
Start with the best question you can ask about motion, see how repetition gave us clocks, meet an ancient paradox, and model motion yourself.
Lessons
- A.1 · 1Motion or rest?Ask a good question: with respect to what? · Opening of A.1 Kinematics (before A.1.1)SL+HLEasier12 minFree
- A.1 · 2Repeating motion and the birth of clocksHow repetition gave us a way to measure time. · Opening of A.1 Kinematics · link to periodic motion (Theme C)SL+HLMedium14 minFree
- A.1 · 3Zeno: is all motion an illusion?An ancient paradox, settled by a series that adds to a finite number. · Enrichment · mathematics and Theory of KnowledgeSL+HLMedium12 minFree
- A.1 · 4Model 1D motion: Y = vtTurn "changing position with time" into a model, then animate it. · Opening of A.1 Kinematics · uniform motion (before A.1.1)SL+HLMedium15 minFree