University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ladybug Motion 2 D
Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors by moving the ladybug. Set the position, velocity, or acceleration, and see how the vectors change.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Motion in 2 D
Try the new "Ladybug Motion 2D" simulation for the latest updated version of the original game. Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Maze Game
Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration in the "Arena of Pain." Use the green arrow to move the ball. Add more walls to the arena to make the game more difficult. Try to make a goal as fast as you can.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Normal Modes
An interactive simulation that teaches about oscillators, normal modes, and polarization by varying the number of masses and initial conditions to determine their effect on 1D or 2D systems of coupled mass-spring oscillators. This...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Position and Displacement
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore and calculate an object's motion in terms of position, displacement, speed, and acceleration.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Changes in Motion
Given diagrams or scenarios, students will measure and graph changes in motion.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Seeing Motion
With this interactive tool and the use of a motion sensor, students will track their own motion and, as they collect data in several experiments, they will plot it on a distance-time graph. After completing the three experiments, they...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Relative Position and Velocity
This activity is designed to assess the comprehension of concepts related to relative position and velocity.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Graph Predictions for Position, Velocity and Acceleration
Students interactively create predictions of position, velocity, and acceleration graphs using java applets. The applets automatically classify student answers, so instructors can create graphs of student predictions.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Where Am I?
This lesson teaches one of the geography themes called location. Middle schoolers will learn about absolute location and relative location as they search the globe. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX and the U.S. National...
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Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion Distance & Displa [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where students practice describing an object's motion.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion With Position Time[pdf]
A printable, high-school level learning exercise with physics problems which allows students to practice describing motion with position-time graphs.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Determining the Slope on a P T Graph
Learn the method for determining the slope of a line on a position-time graph through examples and practice problems.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Relative Speed Problem
Find out the relative velocity between two objects moving along the Delaware River.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: River Crossing Lab
This lab is designed to have students look at relative motion in a two dimensional environment. Students are to launch toy boats across a waterway and look at the motion relative to the shore or the motion relative to the water.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Normal Logger Pro
Challenges students to get as many boats to their targets on the opposite side of a river as possible. In this version the boat will be launched perpendicular to the river and students must set the velocity to get the boat to the target...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: The Meaning of Shape for a P T Graph
This physics tutorial involves a study of the relationship between the shape of a p-t graph and the motion of the object.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Meaning of Slope for a P T Graph
In this physics tutorial, examine how the actual slope value of any straight line on a PT graph is the velocity of the object.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Position, Velocity and Acceleration
This 9-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how position, velocity and acceleration are related.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Particle Calculations
Apply what you've learned to calculate the position and velocity of a particle over time with this 8-problem quiz/practice.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Instantaneous Velocity and Speed From Graphs Review
Review the key terms and skills related to analyzing motion graphs, such as finding velocity from position vs. time graphs and displacement from velocity vs. time graphs.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Distance and Displacement Review
Review key concepts, equations, and common misconceptions related to distance and displacement.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Practice Using Coordinate Axes: Lesson 1
This lesson should provide the learner with example problems on how to represent the position of an object using a coordinate axes. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice Using Coordinate Axes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Coordinate Axes & Reference Frames: Lesson 3
This lesson introduces the learner to coordinate axes and explains how they can be used with reference frames. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Coordinate Axes & Reference Frames."