Title: UNIT 1 KINEMATICS
Course: 2024 Physics 1

The world is in a constant state of motion. To understand the world, students must first understand movement. Unit 1 introduces students to the study of motion and serves as a foundation for all of AP Physics 1 by beginning to explore the complex idea of acceleration and showing them how representations can be used to model and analyze scientific information as it relates to the motion of objects. By studying kinematics, students will learn to represent motion—both uniform and accelerating—in narrative, graphical, and/or mathematical forms and from different frames of reference. These representations will help students analyze the specific motion of objects and systems while also dispelling some common misconceptions they may have about motion, such as exclusively using negative acceleration to describe an object slowing down. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to go beyond their traditional understanding of mathematics. Instead of solving equations, students will use them to support their reasoning and tighten their grasp on the laws of physics. Lastly, students will begin making predictions about motion and justifying claims with evidence by exploring the relationships between the physical quantities of acceleration, velocity, position, and time. This is an important starting point for students, as these funds.

TOPIC 1.1 Position, Velocity, and Acceleration & TOPIC 1.2 Representations of Motion

Session September 2 - 6 | Before | During | After
Session 1 | Introduction to kinematics concepts (individual reading and note-taking) https://youtu.be/198u1x8TBTo?si=9G75EF8rPIbVz6aJ | Lecture on position, velocity, and acceleration (class discussion); Practice problems on calculating position, velocity, and acceleration (pair work) https://youtu.be/ZM8ECpBuQYE?si=AE-c2Me9hoUr7wT0 | WebAssign assignment on basic kinematics concepts (individual) https://www.webassign.net/
Session 2 | Quick review of Monday’s material through a warm-up Solving (individual) | Group activity on real-world examples of motion (group work); Worksheet on calculating velocity and acceleration (individual) | WebAssign problems on velocity and acceleration (individual)
Session 3 | Brief review of previous day's work (individual) | Interactive lecture on uniform and non-uniform motion (class discussion); Practice problems on distinguishing between uniform and non-uniform motion (pair work) | WebAssign problems on uniform and non-uniform motion (individual)
Session 4 | Recap of uniform and non-uniform motion through examples (individual) https://youtu.be/4dCrkp8qgLU?si=d26ViSaoHNtDxESy | Group activity on motion graphs (position vs. time, velocity vs. time) (group work); Worksheet on interpreting motion graphs (individual) | WebAssign problems on motion graphs (individual)
Session 5 | Review of week's topics with Q&A session (individual) | Solving on position, velocity, and acceleration (individual); Discussion on common misconceptions about motion (class discussion) | WebAssign comprehensive assignment covering week's topics (individual) https://www.webassign.net/

Session September 9 – 13 | Before | During | After
Session 1 | Introduction to representations of motion (individual reading and note-taking) | Lecture on different frames of reference (class discussion); Practice problems on describing motion from different frames of reference (pair work) https://youtu.be/vxFYfumAAlY?si=jJHi0j_dcOcrVHPa | WebAssign assignment on frames of reference (individual) https://www.webassign.net/
Session 2 | Quick review of Monday’s material through a warm-up Solving (individual) https://youtu.be/bqf8m7xNvLg?si=V_o1h4to8V1KXHyj | Group activity on narrative descriptions of motion (group work); Worksheet on writing narratives of different motion scenarios (individual) | WebAssign problems on narrative motion descriptions (individual)
Session 3 | Brief review of previous day's work (individual) | Interactive lecture on graphical representations of motion (class discussion); Practice problems on drawing and interpreting motion graphs (pair work) | WebAssign problems on graphical motion representations (individual)
Session 4 | Recap of graphical representations through examples (individual) | Group activity on using motion graphs to solve problems (group work); Worksheet on graphical problem-solving (individual) https://youtu.be/7GJ_SYM8cyU?si=so9RCaAXbQYW58KB | WebAssign problems on solving motion problems graphically (individual)
Session 5 | Review of week's topics with Q&A session (individual) | Solving on frames of reference and graphical representations (individual); Discussion on common mistakes (class discussion) | WebAssign comprehensive assignment covering week's topics (individual) https://www.webassign.net/