Catalyst

1. We are starting a new unit today! Write about one

way you will improve from the last unit. This could be
your involvement in class, your study habits, etc.
2. Solve the following problem without using a
calculator.

22 + 4
44 + 16

Todays Agenda
5 min

Catalyst

5 min

Intro to Kinematics

20
min

Vectors and Scalars

20
min

Distance and Displacement

5 min

Exit Slip

IB Physics 2016 Topic 2: Kinematics

Describes the movement of objects using

words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and

equations.
Why does it matter?

Todays Agenda
5 min

Catalyst

5 min

Intro to Kinematics

20
min

Vectors and Scalars

20
min

Distance and Displacement

5 min

Exit Slip

Whats the difference between these two sets

of directions?
Directions 1

Directions 2
To get from City U to Kroger, I

To get from City U to

Kroger, you need to

would travel about 1.5 km

east from the the school,
turning left to stay on Dunn,

travel about 3

and then at the light, I would

minutes down Dunn

travel about 0.9 km north,

and about 3 minutes

down Airways Blvd.

turn left at Deadrick and

theres Kroger. From City U,
Kroger is about 1.5 km
northeast of us.

Scalars
Scalars have magnitude (or size) only.
You only know size but no direction of movement
Examples: temperature, mass, energy, speed

Demonstration: moving a hockey puck

The hockey puck moved 2 metres.

Vectors have magnitude AND

direction
A vector is a numerical value (magnitude, or size) in

a specific direction
Vectors are drawn as arrows and the direction of the

arrow is the direction of the vector while the length

of the arrow is the magnitude
Examples: velocity, displacement,

8 metres west
The hockey puck moved 2 metres to the right

Real World Application:

Football
A quarterbacks pass is a great example of a vector

because it has direction (usually somewhere

downfield) and magnitude (depending on how hard
the ball is thrown)

Real World Application:

Billiards/Pool
A billiard ball velocity

vector would tell us the

speed its going
(magnitude) and in what
direction
Billiards players use

vectors to predict where

both balls will go upon
impact

Guided Practice
Quantity
10 m/s
30 N to the right
5 minutes
0.0004 km
Mass
Speed
Velocity

Scalar or Vector?

Guided Practice
Quantity

Scalar or Vector?

10 m/s

Scalar this is SPEED

30 N to the right
5 minutes
0.0004 km
Mass
Speed
Velocity

Guided Practice
Quantity

Scalar or Vector?

10 m/s

Scalar this is SPEED

30 N to the right

Vector there is a direction

5 minutes
0.0004 km
Mass
Speed
Velocity

Guided Practice
Quantity

Scalar or Vector?

10 m/s

Scalar this is SPEED

30 N to the right

Vector there is a direction

5 minutes

Scalar time, no direction

0.0004 km
Mass
Speed
Velocity

Guided Practice
Quantity

Scalar or Vector?

10 m/s

Scalar this is SPEED

30 N to the right

Vector there is a direction

5 minutes

Scalar time, no direction

0.0004 km

Scalar-- distance no
direction

Mass
Speed
Velocity

Guided Practice
Quantity

Scalar or Vector?

10 m/s

Scalar this is SPEED

30 N to the right

Vector there is a direction

5 minutes

Scalar time, no direction

0.0004 km

Scalar-- distance no
direction

Mass

Scalar

Speed
Velocity

Guided Practice
Quantity

Scalar or Vector?

10 m/s

Scalar this is SPEED

30 N to the right

Vector there is a direction

5 minutes

Scalar time, no direction

0.0004 km

Scalar-- distance no
direction

Mass

Scalar

Speed

Scalar

Velocity

Guided Practice
Quantity

Scalar or Vector?

10 m/s

Scalar this is SPEED

30 N to the right

Vector there is a direction

5 minutes

Scalar time, no direction

0.0004 km

Scalar-- distance no
direction

Mass

Scalar

Speed

Scalar

Velocity

Vector well talk about

this later

Todays Agenda
5 min

Catalyst

5 min

Intro to Kinematics

20
min

Vectors and Scalars

20
min

Distance and Displacement

5 min

Exit Slip

Distance vs. Displacement

Distance: how much ground an object has covered,

or how far it has gone. Distance is a scalar

quantity.
Displacement: The object's overall change in

position from start to finish. Displacement is a

vector quantity.

Distance vs. Displacement

1m
3m

6.7m
Start
= 500 m
Finish

5m

2
2
Displacement 6m 3m 6.7m
Distance 5m 3m 1m 9m

Displacement 0
Distance

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mm

500

Distance vs. Displacement

1m
3m

6.7m
Start
= 500 m
Finish

5m

2
2
Displacement 6m 3m 6.7m
Distance 5m 3m 1m 9m

Displacement 0
Distance

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Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries.
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mm

500

Distance? [How far has the scientist

traveled?]

Displacement? [What is his overall change in

position?]

Guided Practice
A physics teacher walks 4

metres East, 2 metres

South, 4 metres West, and
finally 2 metres North.
What is the distance

traveled?
What is the

displacement?

Hints
To solve for distance,

add up the total

distances traveled

To solve for

displacement, only
figure out how far
you are from your
starting position

Sometimes, distance and displacement can be

the same! (Only if you are traveling in a
straight line.)

Guided Practice

Independent Practice

Todays Agenda
5 min

Catalyst

5 min

Intro to Kinematics

20
min

Vectors and Scalars

20
min

Distance and Displacement

5 min

Exit Slip

Exit Slip
1. If you travel 5
metres to the right
and then 3 metres to
the left, what is your
distance traveled?
a. 2 metres
b. 8 metres
c. 5 metres
d. 3 metres

2. True or false: Weight

is a vector quantity.

3. If you travel 5 metres

to the right and then 3
metres to the left, what
is your displacement?
a. 2 metres to the right
b. 2 metres to the left
c. 5 metres to the right
d. 3 metres to the left

4. True or false: It is
possible to have traveled
a certain distance and still
have zero displacement