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Velocity and Acceleration

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders look at local speed limits and traffic controls and see if they are reasonable. They plot the displacement and time to represent velocity, develop a plan for improving the current system, and organize experimental...
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Curated OER

Gravitational Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the interdependence of mass and gravitational acceleration using computer simulation. In this physics lesson, students derive the formula for acceleration due to gravity. They calculate air resistance on falling...
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Curated OER

Graph Sketches

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this graphing activity, learners use velocity vs. time graphs to create speed vs. time and acceleration vs. time graphs. Students create 24 graphs.
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Curated OER

Linear Motion: Speed, Velocity & Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of linear motion. For this linear motion lesson, students calculate distance and time in order to calculate average speed and velocity in the provided problems.
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Elevator Height as Integral of Velocity

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate integrals and their relationship to velocity in this calculus lesson. They use the idea of a moving elevator to explore vertical motion and use the TI to help them create a visual.
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Weight and Velocity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform an experiment in order to determine how increasing weight affects the velocity of a truck and use the computer to compile their data.
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University of Wyoming

Free Fall…From SPACE!/Nanotechnology in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Provide the details about Felix Baumgartner's sky jump from the far reaches of our atmosphere, 39,045 meters up! Then get your physics free fallers to evaluate the factors that played a role in his acceleration, the time to reach maximum...
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Kinematics Objectives

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Accelerate young physicists' learning with this collection of problem-solving worksheets. Starting off by teaching students to identify the given information and variables in physics problems, this resource goes on to challenge them with...
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Bowels Physics

Kinematics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lead your class on a speedy journey as you present an effective lesson on kinematics. Individuals review speed, acceleration, and velocity before completing several practice problems to integrate the concepts. 
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CK-12 Foundation

Irwin and Ruthie

For Students 6th - 12th
Learners compare acceleration to displacement through an interactive tutorial that permits them to adjust the running strategy of two robots and watch them race. A graph displays the robot's velocity over time and another shows their...
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Bowels Physics

Graphical Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Assist your class in learning graphical analysis by reviewing the slide presentation. Class members review 15 slides to further understand concepts such as velocity and acceleration. They conclude with practice problems related to the...
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Curated OER

Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 11th - 12th
In this velocity and acceleration worksheet, students determine the distance walked and the displacement of a person who walks 15 m west and 20 m east. Then they determine the resultant velocity of a bicyclist who rides 10 km/h west and...
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Measuring Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an accelerometer and take measurements of acceleration in a moving car. They study the car speeding up in a straight line, slowing in a straight line and curving at constant speed. They prepare a lab report showing...
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Investigating Force, Acceleration and Velocity

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this Investigating force, acceleration and velocity worksheet, students read story problems involving constant velocity and acceleration, create a diagram of the problem, and consider the forces acting upon the item discussed. They...
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Velocity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the concepts of velocity, acceleration, distance and football. They collect data on the velocity of a football and they determine the distance and height of a football when it is thrown. Students compare their findings...
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Velocity vs. Time

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read and interpret v-t graphs. After studying velocity and time, 12th graders read graphs to calculate the acceleration of a moving body and determine the distance and displacement of a body. Students explore the...
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Finding the Acceleration Due to Gravity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars calculate acceleration due to gravity.
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Acceleration and You

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss and view examples of acceleration. They work together to determine acceleration rates in two ways. They analyze their data and discuss.
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Acceleration and Velocity Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
In this acceleration and velocity worksheet, students explain how long it would take a car to reach a speed of 100 m/s from resting. Then they determine the acceleration of a plane as it slows down to land if it is going at 75 m/s....
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Position vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time Graphs

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
For this constant velocity worksheet, students use data of position vs. time of a roller-skater to determine speed, acceleration, or deceleration at different points along the path. Students rank graphs according to average velocity and...
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What is Motion?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Prior to beginning a math or physical science lesson on motion, use this presentation to define the concepts of motion, rate, velocity, and speed. This resource lacks concrete examples but could be useful as discussion starter.  
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Newton's Second Law of Motion with Balance Toys

For Teachers K
Students discuss acceleration and deceleration and participate in brief demonstrations of the Second Law of Motion. They apply the law to a metal balance toy and a plastic balance toy by applying the same force then with different forces.
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My Solar System

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Orbit diagrams appear to be a work of mathematical art. The simulation helps scholars build their own systems of planets, stars, moons, etc., to observe their orbits. By altering their positions, velocities, and masses, a variety of...
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Physics Classroom

Trajectory - Horizontally Launched Projectiles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Everyone enjoys projectiles, and predicting where they land helps with future hands-on labs. Incorporating gravity into horizontal trajectories through both conceptual and mathematical practice helps scholars understand real-life...

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