Activity Overview
Students explore a parachutist and her position, velocity, and acceleration. Graphing and calculating these functions will be required.
Before the Activity
See the attached Activity PDF file(s) for detailed instructions for this activity.
During the Activity
Follow the procedures outlined in the activity.
Students will:
Be able to graph and calculate position, velocity, and acceleration.
After the Activity
Review student results
As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
Re-teach concepts as necessary