10-6-08

Our adventure starts with a **daily question**: A bottle rocket takes off from the ground in you backyard launch pad. It reaches a height of +500 meters, and when it falls back to earth you catch it (you are 3 m. tall). x1= 0 x2= 3 delta x= 3 distance traveled= 997 m. The answers were simple, when the question was understood. Thus it was __graded__. We carry the action forward with papers from ages long ago being __passed__ __back__: **Talkin' the Talk lab** and other misc. parchments. **The Graphin' the Walk Lab** was poised and rearing to be finished. Groups assembled in merry teams to decipher the mysteries of distance and time. The first question asked about numerical patterns, grab your leg of meat and rejoice in these answers: now make your own predictions, my looks might deceive but I assure you that I am no oracle. Blanks for answers are now filled *poof!* slope: 0.8314 m/s           y-intercept: 2.908 m slope: 1.938 m/s               y-intercept: 2.942 m slope: -1.202 m/s             y-intercept: 24.41 m
 * Away fast- the time alternates between 2 and 1's while the forward time and the slow time go by 3.
 * Away, Slow**:
 * Away, Fast**:
 * Toward**:

The **Away, Slow** graph had a general equation Position (m)= 0.8314 (m/s) x time (s)+ 2.908 m Meaning of the slope-- For every second the position increases by 0.8314 m Y intercept?! He started walking at 2.908 m.

More questions, will the never cease?

1. How do the graphs show the difference between high walking speeds and low walking speeds? high walking speeds have a steeper slope 2. How do the graphs show the difference between walking toward and walking away from the reference? toward has a negative slope, so it falls to the right, while the others rise to the right 3. How do the graphs show that the walker is moving at a constant pace? All the points create a straight line

I have a confession to make- I found out all of these things thanks to technology *gasp* I am not the all knowing poet that you should believe I am this wonderful graph is below you, below me, below these words: Poet Laureate **
 * We end our voyage with a homework assignment: More XT Practice. Until next time