Shedding Light on Motion
The Shedding Light on Motion series is a visual treasure trove of demonstrations, animations, and explanations of all things Motion.
From the production of visual effects in movies, to sport, to car safety, to transport (including rockets, planes, and trucks), our knowledge of the physics of motion has completely transformed our world.
Visit the LEM website at https://www.liacoseducationalmedia.com/shedding-light-on-motion/ to download the question sheets.
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Shedding Light on Motion Episode 1: Speed
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In Episode 1 of the Shedding Light on Motion series, Speed, presenter Spiro Liacos introduces students to the concept that speed is a measure of how far something trav... -
Shedding Light on Motion Episode 2: Acceleration
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In Episode 2 of the Shedding Light on Motion series, Acceleration, we introduce students to the concept that acceleration is a measure of how quickly something ... -
Shedding Light on Motion Episode 3: Relative Motion
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In Episode 3 of the Shedding Light on Motion series, Relative Motion, we introduce students to the concept that the movement of an object is always relative ... -
Shedding Light on Motion Episode 4: Graphing Motion
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In a 100-metre sprint, when do athletes reach their highest speed? When do they accelerate at the highest rate and at what point, if any, do they stop accele... -
Shedding Light on Motion Episode 5: Graphing Free Fall
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In Episode 5 of the Shedding Light on Motion series, Graphing Free Fall, we continue looking at graphs but pay particular attention to how graphs help us to un... -
Shedding Light on Motion Episode 6: Newton's First Law
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In Episode 6 of the Shedding Light on Motion series, Newton’s First Law, presenter Spiro Liacos is “thrown forward” in a head-on collision, “thrown backwar... -
Shedding Light on Motion Episode 7: Newton's Second Law
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In Episode 7 of the Shedding Light on Motion series, Newton’s Second Law, we answer the most important question that has ever been asked: how does a magician p... -
Shedding Light on Motion Episode 8: Newton’s Third Law
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In Episode 8 of the Shedding Light on Motion series, Newton’s Third Law, we look at that most poetic of all Laws: For every action there is an equal and opposit...
