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Year 10

Edexcel

Foundation

Measuring and calculating motion

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Different speeds (v=x/t)

I can describe how to calculate average speed, instantaneous speed and relative speed and estimate the speed of everyday things.

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Measuring instantaneous speed practical (v=x/t)

I can accurately measure the instantaneous speed of a dynamics trolley.

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Measuring instantaneous speed analysis (v=x/t)

I can accurately measure the instantaneous speed of a dynamics trolley and analyse patterns in its behaviour.

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Automated measurement of speed

I can outline how radar guns in speed cameras are used to measure speed and use light gates to measure the speed of a moving object.

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Displacement and velocity as vectors (v=x/t)

I can represent and calculate the velocity of moving objects.

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Velocity on a graph (v = x ÷ t)

I can sketch accurate displacement-time graphs of different motions.

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Calculating from displacement-time graphs (v=x/t)

I can take readings from displacement-time graphs to find distance, displacement, speed and velocity.

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Acceleration (a=(v-u)/t)

I can calculate the acceleration and deceleration of objects.

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Measuring acceleration practical (v=x/t, a=(v-u)/t)

I can explain how to measure acceleration accurately.

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Measuring acceleration analysis (v = x ÷ t, a = (v – u) ÷ t)

I can explain how to measure acceleration accurately.

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Calculating from velocity-time graphs (a=(v-u)/t)

I can read information from velocity-time graphs and calculate acceleration.

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Calculating from motion graphs (a=(v–u)/t and v=x/t)

I can take readings from motion graphs to calculate distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration.

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Motion calculations (a=(v–u)/t, v²−u²=2ax & v=x/t)

I can choose and use different equations to calculate different motions.

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