Speed-time graph of Terminator 2 bike evasion

Objective:
To gather data, present as a graph, and analyze the journey of John Connor’s bike in Terminator 2.
Procedure:
Start your stopwatch the moment the boy starts his bike. Record the time on the stopwatch when the boy reaches each stage into your results table.
Results
Incident / Starts bike / Leaps bike over hedge / Bike swerves in front of semi / Semi hits first car / Bike goes down ramp / Bike stops near bridge
Speed (m/s) / 0 / 6 / 6 / 9 / 9 / 0
Time(s)
Incident / We first see Terminator / Terminator shoots at gate lock / Terminator’s bike drops into drain / Semi’s tire is burst / Semi explodes
Speed (m/s) / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 0
Time (s)

Graph:

·  Convert time to seconds.

·  Plot results on a speed - time graph, with time on the x-axis. Speed goes on the y-axis.

·  Label each point that John changes motion, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.

Hint: Point A is at time 0, speed 0.

Analysis:

Label the following accelerations on each section of your graph (speeding up, slowing down, constant speed, or stopped):

Acceleration A – B Acceleration B – C Acceleration C – D

Acceleration D – E Acceleration E – F Acceleration F – G Acceleration G – H Acceleration H – I

Pre-AP:
Divide the area below the graph line into five triangles and 4 rectangles.
Work out the distances between each section (find the area under each graph line):
A – B, B – C, C – D, D – E, E – F, F – G, G – H, H – I, TOTAL DISTANCE =
Incident / Starts bike / Leaps bike over hedge / Bike swerves in front of semi / Semi hits first car / Bike goes down ramp / Bike stops near bridge
Speed (m/s) / 0 / 6 / 6 / 9 / 9 / 0
Time(s)
Incident / We first see Terminator / Terminator shoots at gate lock / Terminator’s bike drops into drain / Semi’s tire is burst / Semi explodes
Speed (m/s) / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 0
Time (s)

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Incident / Starts
bike / Leaps bike over hedge / Bike swerves in front of semi / Semi hits first car / Bike goes down ramp / Bike stops near bridge
Speed (m/s) / 0 / 6 / 6 / 9 / 9 / 0
Time(s)
Incident / We first see Terminator / Terminator shoots at gate lock / Terminator’s bike drops into drain / Semi’s tire is burst / Semi explodes
Speed (m/s) / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 0
Time (s)
Incident / Starts
bike / Leaps bike over hedge / Bike swerves in front of semi / Semi hits first car / Bike goes down ramp / Bike stops near bridge
Speed (m/s) / 0 / 6 / 6 / 9 / 9 / 0
Time(s)
Incident / We first see Terminator / Terminator shoots at gate lock / Terminator’s bike drops into drain / Semi’s tire is burst / Semi explodes
Speed (m/s) / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 0
Time (s)