Force Motion and Energy

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Force, motion, and energy. The student describes the cause-and-effect relationship between force and motion.
Glossary terms and definitions are consistent across kindergarten through high school in the TEKS Guide. The definitions are intended to give educators a common understanding of the terms regardless of what grade level they teach. Glossary definitions are not intended for use with students.

a measurement of the rate of change in the motion of an object, calculated when the total distance traveled is divided by the total amount of time taken

a numerical measurement of how far apart objects or points are; the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects; a measure of the length of the path that an object takes without regard for the starting or ending place or the direction of its travel

a push or pull between two objects

an act, process, or instance of changing position or location

Research

Herald, Christine. “Physics Fun with Toy Cars.” Science Scope  34, no. 2 (2010): 78–83. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43182905

Summary:  "Physics Fun with Toy Cars" explains the process of using a toy car investigation to collect data on distance and time while calculating speed. Repetition of the investigation provides multiple data points to calculate average speed.