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Velocity time graphs

A velocity time graph shows how fast something is moving at every moment, and the graph builder draws the GCSE scenarios on graph paper in one click, a car braking, constant and changing acceleration, a skydiver reaching terminal velocity. Edit the journey points or use the fixed curves, then present or download.

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0.20.40.60.811.21.41.61.82.02.22.42.62.83.03.23.43.612345678910111213140Velocity (m/s)Time (s)

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Part of the Graph builder, Half life graphs, IV characteristic graphs, Infrared radiation graphs and Distance time graphs pages.

Why this works in Physics

The graph above is a vehicle braking. The flat section is the thinking time, 13 metres per second held for 0.7 seconds, and the sloping section is the braking, down to rest at 3.5 seconds. Everything the exam asks is on the paper. The gradient of the slope is the deceleration, 13 divided by 2.8, and the area under the line is the distance, 9.1 metres of thinking distance and 18.2 metres of braking distance.

Pupils reach for the gradient when the question wants the area and the other way round, so having the shape in front of the class while you ask both questions is what fixes it. The scenario list covers the whole specification, constant velocity and acceleration, a skydiver whose curve flattens at terminal velocity, and a bouncing ball whose velocity goes negative, each drawn accurately rather than sketched.

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