Position vs. Time to Velocity vs. Time

This activity presents students with a variety of position vs. time graphs. Students are asked to observe the change in the slope of the tangent line, link it to the change in velocity, and then use that information to sketch a velocity vs. time graph. They then check their sketches by moving points to create velocity as a function of time while a hidden formula calculates and displays the corresponding position vs time.

By Evan Halstead