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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Acceleration of a Wheel and Axle

For Students 9th - 10th
A lab investigation of an accelerating object can be difficult without motion sensors or computer photogates. The accelerating object can gain velocity in such a way that it moves a great distance in a short time.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Forces, Acceleration and Newton's Laws Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Newton's First Law: an object remains in the same state of motion unless a resultant force acts on it. If the resultant force on an object is zero, this means: a stationary object stays stationary; a moving object...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for uniform circular motion, including centripetal acceleration and the difference between linear and angular velocity.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Acceleration

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about acceleration in the science of physics and the laws of motion including units and measurement. How to calculate it from the change in velocity over the change in time.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ladybug Motion 2 D

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors by moving the ladybug. Set the position, velocity, or acceleration, and see how the vectors change.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Irwin and Ruthie

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between position, velocity, and acceleration for two objects in one-dimensional motion. Experiment with varying approaches to the race for both Irwin and Ruthie to see how...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Accelerometer: Centripetal Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work as physicists to understand centripetal acceleration concepts. They also learn about a good robot design and the accelerometer sensor. They also learn about the relationship between centripetal acceleration and centripetal...
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Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 10th - 12th
Interactive notes with links to previous concepts, examples, and solutions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Position, Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
This 9-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how position, velocity and acceleration are related.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calculating Acceleration: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain that acceleration can be calculated by taking change in velocity divided by change in time. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Calculating Acceleration."
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Velocity Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This velocity calculator uses the equation that the final velocity of an object is equal to its initial velocity added to its acceleration multiplied by time of travel. This calculator does assume constant acceleration during the time...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice W/ Average Velocity & Constant Acceleration: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating the average velocity of an object undergoing constant acceleration. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Average Velocity & Constant Acceleration."
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Handout
Other

Socratic: What Is an Acceleration vs Time Graph?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how to construct and interpret an acceleration vs. time graph, and how it would relate to a velocity vs. time graph or a position vs. time graph.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Acceleration

For Students K - 1st
What is acceleration? Brief article discusses how it is measured, deceleration, and gravity.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Velocity and Acceleration Vectors to Interpret the Motion of a Car

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand that vectors have both magnitude and direction components as they investigate velocity and acceleration vectors.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 5

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the acceleration of an object from a position vs. time graph by finding the instantaneous velocity at two different points.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Motion Graph Matching

For Students 9th - 10th
You will be given a velocity vs. time graph for the motion of a car. Your job is to match the graph with your car by pushing on the gas or brake or coasting at the appropriate moments. Before you start the matching game, you must set the...
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Acceleration on a Planet Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to have students test the factors that affect the acceleration due to gravity on a planet. Students will be able to modify the planet and then drop an object to determine the acceleration on the planet. As the...
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Circular Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
This program gives students a visual representation of why an object moving in a circle at constant speed is accelerating. This program will guide students through a method of calculating the circular acceleration based on the change in...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics: Graphical Analysis of One Dimensional Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe a straight-line graph in terms of its slope and y-intercept, determine average velocity or instantaneous velocity from a graph of position vs. time, determine average or...
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Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: My Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation that teaches about motion, acceleration, and velocity by allowing students to build their own solar system and watch the effects of gravitational pull and how that changes with initial position, velocity, and...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Up With All This Traffic?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Expanding on the topic of objects in motion covering Newton's laws of motion, acceleration and velocity, which are taught starting in third grade, students are introduced to new concepts of speed, density, level of service (LOS) (quality...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Practice Science Questions: Physics Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of velocity and acceleration with this short quiz.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Practice Science Answers: Physics Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
View the answers to a quiz about velocity and acceleration on this site.

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