PHYS.5.A

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The student is expected to analyze different types of motion by generating and interpreting position versus time, velocity versus time, and acceleration versus time using hand graphing and real-time technology such as motion detectors, photogates, or digital applications;
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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Science concepts. The student knows and applies the laws governing motion in a variety of situations.

The further explanation is designed to be a resource for educators that helps them better understand the topic their students are learning. Further explanations may be written at a more complex level than would be expected for students at the grade level.

As an educator, knowing that students often have a misconception about negative acceleration is helpful. They often think that negative acceleration requires a negative velocity rather than a decreasing velocity. The key to this misconception is a misunderstanding of what it means for velocity or acceleration to be positive or negative. For velocity, the sign indicates the direction in which the object is moving. For acceleration, the sign indicates an increase or decrease in speed.

Glossary terms and definitions are consistent across kindergarten through high school in the TEKS Guide. The definitions are intended to give educators a common understanding of the terms regardless of what grade level they teach. Glossary definitions are not intended for use with students.

an act, process, or instance of changing position or location

Research

Admoko, Setyo. "Could Physics Teachers Also Have Misconceptions on Basic Kinematics," Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2623, no.1 (2023): 012025.
doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2623/1/012025 2623 012025

Summary:  This research aims to describe the use of car toys with Videos (TwV) in introducing Kinematics. This research specifically also provides information on the advantages and disadvantages of using TwV in learning Physics.