About This Lesson

Welcome to Kinematic Equations, the fourth lesson in Unit 2: Kinematics.

This lesson gives you the equations that solve most straight-line motion problems.

How to Use This Lesson

1. Watch the teaching video
2. Complete the worksheet
3. Check your answers
4. Use the worked video solutions for any problems you want to review step by step

Teaching Video

In this video, I introduce the kinematic equations of motion, and review their connected variables and corresponding units of measure. I then show how to establish given information into a list to help with use of the equations and work through a sample problem.

Practice Materials

Use the resources below to practice the concepts from this lesson. Try to complete the worksheet on your own before checking the answer key.

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• Download Worksheet (2.04 Kinematic Equations)
• Download Answer Key (2.04 Kinematic Equations)

Worked Solutions

The videos below walk through each worksheet problem step by step.

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

Problem 4

Problem 5

Problem 6

Problem 7

Problem 8

Next Step
When you’re ready, continue to 2.05 Freely Falling Objects.