Acceleration & Velocity-Time Graphs Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Cart, the Ramp, and the Braking Bike Presentation | Physics | Grades 9–12

This is the student-facing slide presentation that introduces the phenomenon, walks the class through observations and driving questions, and frames the evidence students will use for the Phenomena-Based Lesson in the high school Physics (grades 9–12) chapter Acceleration & Velocity-Time Graphs, built around the phenomenon The Cart, the Ramp, and the Braking Bike. It is sold separately from the other two parts of the set.

Complete the set: Acceleration & Velocity-Time Graphs Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Cart, the Ramp, and the Braking Bike Teacher Discussion Guide; Acceleration & Velocity-Time Graphs Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Cart, the Ramp, and the Braking Bike Student Response Sheet. Scaffolded version: Acceleration & Velocity-Time Graphs Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Cart, the Ramp, and the Braking Bike Presentation.

Sections: Standards Alignment; Learning Goals; The Case - Read First; The Record - Dated Observations; How To Run The Discussion; Talk Moves For The Teacher; The Record; Word Bank. Sample item: “4. Add the cart's five signed areas in order and give the total displacement. Why is it smaller than the 29 m of path the cart traveled?”

What's inside: Student Slide Show (editable .pptx + PDF, 12 slides).

Standards: HS-PS2-1 — Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

Resource type: Phenomena-Based Lesson – Presentation. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Open with the phenomenon slide show, let students record ideas on the response sheet, and lead the discussion with the teacher guide. Built for high school Physics, grades 9–12.

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