In unit 3, our aim was to study motion motion as it moves in more than one dimension and learn how to measure said motion using vectors. To start our studies, we went outside with a skateboard (or whatever we called it... the danger board?) and set in on top of a hill. We measured the time it took for the person on the board to pass each of the timers that were spread out over 50 meters at 5 meter intervals. Because acceleration happens, the more time that went on, the more distance the boarder covered.
A picture of the graph with the data from the experiment because I'm lame and never bring my phone with me when we do things I can take real pictures of for this.

lol i didn't bring my phone out either :P anyway that's a good way to explain acceleration, "the more time that went on, the more distance the boarder covered."
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