Relative Position and Motion Concepts
Initial perceptual naive misconceptions (any age)
Misconceptions (Explanations, Naive understanding, Misconceptions, or Perceptual responses)
Beginning (preschool - 7 years)
Concepts
Relative position
- An object's position can change.
Relative motion
- Objects move in different ways (straight, crocked, circular, and back and forth).
- Objects move fast and slow.
Intermediate (7 years - 11 years)
Concepts
Relative position
- An object is located relative to a reference object.
Relative motion
- An object's motion can be described by tracing and measuring its position over time.
- Motion is relative to a reference point.
- Motion can be too fast or slow for people to see.
- Objects move steadily or change direction.
- Objects that make sound vibrate.
Literate (11+)
Concepts
Relative position
- Objects can be located with different combinations of distances and directions from a singular point or multiple points. (one point as a reference object can be used to locate another point or object with a distance and direction.) (An object or point can be located from two know points with a distance and direction from one point and either a distance or a direction from the second point.)
Relative motion
- Motion of an object can be described by its position, direction of motion, and speed.
- Motion can be measured and represented on a graph.
Force - see physical science - force