What's Happening When Velocity Changes? Why? We have all traveled in vehicles as they speed up, slow down, or travel steadily along a road. In this activity we will explore the ways a physicist thinks about, analyzes, and represents these types of motion. Model 1 - Two skateboarders on a track Stopwatch Time = 0 0 0 As you work through the following questions, be sure to follow your team role(s). 0 1 Stopwatch Time = 1 second 0 E 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 Stopwatch Time = 2 seconds 1 3 2 3 4 4 Stopwatch Time = 3 seconds 2 4 2 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Position from starting line (meters) Stopwatch Time = 4 seconds. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Position from starting line (meters) 4 KEY A Skateboarder A B=Skateboarder B 9 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Position from starting line (meters) 5 6 7 8 9 10 Position from starting line (meters) 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Position from starting line (meters) 12 13 14 15 16 12 - velocity movement to the left + velocity = movement to the right B 13 14 15 16 POGIL® Conceptual Physics Activities Volume 1 | Designed to Support the NGSS Motion and Forces Standards Student CP Activity 4. Use the information in Model 1 to answer questions 1-10. Reach agreement with your team before writing down your consensus answers. 1. Which skateboarders are located at the starting line at Stopwatch Time = 0? a. Skateboarder A b. Skateboarder B c. Both skateboarders. 3. Look carefully at the positions of the two skateboarders as time passes. Circle the direction that the skateboarders are moving. 2. Highlight skateboard A in one color wherever you see it in Model 1. Highlight skateboard B in a different color. 127​

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Based on the given information in Model 1, the answers to the questions are as follows:

1. Which skateboarders are located at the starting line at Stopwatch Time = 0?
- Answer: Both skateboarders (c).

2. Highlight skateboard A in one color wherever you see it in Model 1. Highlight skateboard B in a different color.
- Answer: We cannot physically highlight the skateboarders, but we can identify Skateboarder A as the one on the left, and Skateboarder B as the one on the right.

3. Look carefully at the positions of the two skateboarders as time passes. Circle the direction that the skateboarders are moving.
- Answer: Skateboarder A is moving to the left, while Skateboarder B is moving to the right.