Year 10
Motion and Measurement
Build core measurement techniques, motion calculations, and graph interpretation at the start of Year 10.
Part of Year 10 CIE Physics 0625.
Topic Overview
What students will cover
This topic establishes the routines used throughout the year: accurate measurement, graphical description of motion, and careful interpretation of experimental data.
You will move from measurement technique into speed, acceleration, and motion graphs. Use the later revision and review lessons to check that you can connect calculations, graph gradients, and experimental evidence.
Revision
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Recall vocabulary
measurement
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precision
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Speed
distance travelled per unit time; it has magnitude only.
Acceleration
the rate of change of velocity.
distance-time graph
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velocity-time graph
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gradient
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ticker timer
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Velocity
speed in a given direction.
Deceleration
negative acceleration that causes velocity to decrease.
Accuracy
how close a measured result is to the true or accepted value.
ruler
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measuring cylinder
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meniscus
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stopwatch
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digital timer
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average
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pendulum
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Resource bank
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Syllabus CIE 0625 coverage in this topic
15 points across 5 lessons
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CIE 0625 coverage in this topic
15 points across 5 lessons
1.1.1
Describe the use of rulers and measuring cylinders to find a length or a volume
1.1.2
Describe how to measure a variety of time intervals using clocks and digital timers
1.1.3
Determine an average value for a small distance and for a short interval of time by measuring multiples (including the period of oscillation of a pendulum)
1.1.4
Understand that a scalar quantity has magnitude (size) only and that a vector quantity has magnitude and direction
1.2.1
Define speed as distance travelled per unit time; recall and use the equation s v = t
1.2.2
Define velocity as speed in a given direction
1.2.3
Recall and use the equation total distance travelled average speed = total time taken
1.2.4
Sketch, plot and interpret distance–time and speed–time graphs
1.2.5
Determine, qualitatively, from given data or the shape of a distance–time graph or speed–time graph when an object is: (a) at rest (b) moving with constant speed (c) accelerating (d) decelerating
1.2.6
Calculate speed from the gradient of a straight-line section of a distance–time graph
1.2.7
Calculate the area under a speed–time graph to determine the distance travelled for motion with constant speed or constant acceleration
1.2.9
Define acceleration as change in velocity per unit time; recall and use the equation ∆v a = ∆t
1.2.10
Determine from given data or the shape of a speed–time graph when an object is moving with: (a) constant acceleration (b) changing acceleration
1.2.11
Calculate acceleration from the gradient of a speed–time graph
1.2.12
Know that a deceleration is a negative acceleration and use this in calculations
Lessons
Lesson sequence
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Lesson
01Course Intro and Measurement Techniques
Introduce Year 10 physics routines and practise accurate measurement of length, volume, and time.
Lesson
02Measurement Techniques - Pendulum
Use pendulum timing to practise repeated measurements, averages, and careful experimental method.
Lesson
03Speed, Calculations & Distance Time Graphs
Define speed and velocity, calculate average speed, and interpret distance-time and speed-time graphs.
Lesson
04Acceleration and Velocity Time Graphs
Define acceleration and use velocity-time graphs to analyse changing motion, including deceleration.
Lesson
05Ticker Timer
Use ticker-timer traces to measure equal time intervals and infer speed changes from tape spacing.
Lesson
06Revision
Consolidate measurement, motion calculations, and graph interpretation before the topic test.
Lesson
07Test
Assessment checkpoint for measurement, motion calculations, and motion graph interpretation.
Lesson
08Review
Review the topic test, correct errors, and strengthen weak areas in motion and measurement.
Shared Materials
Optional topic materials
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Document
Checklist for the topic
Y10 Motion and measurement checklist
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