Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Acceleration of a Wheel and Axle
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.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Forces, Acceleration and Newton's Laws Aqa
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration Review
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for uniform circular motion, including centripetal acceleration and the difference between linear and angular velocity.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Acceleration
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.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Irwin and Ruthie
[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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Accelerometer: Centripetal Acceleration
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...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Velocity and Acceleration
Interactive notes with links to previous concepts, examples, and solutions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Position, Velocity and Acceleration
This 9-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how position, velocity and acceleration are related.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Calculating Acceleration: Lesson 4
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."
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Velocity Calculator
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Practice W/ Average Velocity & Constant Acceleration: Lesson 1
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."
Other
Socratic: What Is an Acceleration vs Time Graph?
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.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Acceleration
What is acceleration? Brief article discusses how it is measured, deceleration, and gravity.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Velocity and Acceleration Vectors to Interpret the Motion of a Car
Students understand that vectors have both magnitude and direction components as they investigate velocity and acceleration vectors.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 5
Find out the acceleration of an object from a position vs. time graph by finding the instantaneous velocity at two different points.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Motion Graph Matching
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...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Acceleration on a Planet Lab
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...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Circular Acceleration
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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kinematics: Graphical Analysis of One Dimensional Motion
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...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: My Solar System
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What's Up With All This Traffic?
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...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Practice Science Questions: Physics Velocity and Acceleration
Test your knowledge of velocity and acceleration with this short quiz.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Practice Science Answers: Physics Velocity and Acceleration
View the answers to a quiz about velocity and acceleration on this site.
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