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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Hot Wheelin' With Speed, Acceleration, and Data Graphs
In this lab, students investigate the motion of toy cars and collect data to analyze the speed of the vehicle between various points and overall speed.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation: Summary
This page features a summary of each section of Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation from the AP Physics online text.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Motion/forces in Two Dimensions: Projectile's Trajectory
This illustrated tutorial discusses the horizontal and vertical components of a projectile's motion; specific attention will be given to the presence/absence of forces, accelerations, and velocity.
Middle School Science
Middle School Science: Motion Notes
Personal site in which a teacher outlines a unit on motion. Probes through topics such as average speed, velocity, acceleration, speed, deceleration, force and more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Butterfly Stroke
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between velocity and position for a swimmer. Adjust the velocity of the legs, streamline, and arms to experiment with the slope of velocity in the simulation swimmer. Dig a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Model Rocket
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between position and velocity for a model rocket during launch and in free-fall. Experiment with rocket mass, rocket thrust, and rocket burn time to understand the...
Walter Fendt
Walter Fendt: Projectile Motion
A short interactive activity to show the movement of a projectile. You can change the values of the initial height, velocity, angle of inclination, the mass and the gravitational acceleration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Position, Velocity and Acceleration
This 9-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how position, velocity and acceleration are related.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Egg Drop
In this physics lab, students build a container to safely deliver two eggs from the top of the school. Students calculate average velocity, acceleration, momentum, and the amount of force as it hits the ground. If their egg breaks, they...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Phys. Science: Calculating Acceleration From Velocity and Time
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate average acceleration and the SI unit for acceleration.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Curvilinear Motion
Using parametric equations, velocity and acceleration values are determined for objects in curvilinear motion.
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.
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.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Car Race Model
Check out this simulation of kinematics. Test a race car with a constant acceleration versus a race car with constant velocity.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Making Motion Graphs With Toys
Intended for the beginning lessons in derivative and function graphs, this activity uses motion detectors and battery operated toy cars to generate constant velocity graphs on a TI-83/84. Then students take a free-wheeling car and roll...
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: Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum: Glossary
This is the glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 10: Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum from the AP Physics online text.
Other
Center for Education Partnerships: The Marble Roll
In this Science-athon, students try to make their marble roll the farthest across a flat surface, using their knowledge of forces, motion, and energy to guide them through their apparatus design. Teachers must enroll online.
Walter Fendt
Walter Fendt: Motion With Constant Acceleration
An applet shows a car moving with constant acceleration. You get to start and stop the demo. Three diagrams illustrate the position, velocity, and acceleration/versus time.
Physics4kids
Physics4 kids.com: Velocity, Motion and Speed Oh My
This brief overview distinguishes speed and velocity. Vectors are explained along with acceleration and gravitation. Diagrams are used to help explain these concepts.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Acceleration
A GIF animation comparing the motion of three cars. A graphical depiction is given. Includes three thoughtful questions with answers in a pop-up menu.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: The Moving Man
Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration graphs. Move the little man back and forth with the mouse and plot his motion, and then set the position, velocity, or acceleration and let the simulation move the man for you.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses Newton's third law of motion in the context of rocket and jet engine propulsion. Students learn how to calculate a rocket's...