Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Exploring Acceleration Through Vectors
The goal of this activity is to get students to think about what is happening when velocity and acceleration vectors point in different directions. The pictures, sentences, and cars used allow the students to picture each situation in...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Acceleration
Topics covered include what acceleration is, the difference between constant and non-constant acceleration, acceleration in a free-falling object, the equation used to compute acceleration, and the difference between positive and...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: The Moving Man, Motion, Velocity, Acceleration, Position
Enhance study of motion, velocity, acceleration, position and graphing with this interactive simulation.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Student Analysis: Determine the Acceleration of a Toy Car
For this activity, students measure the displacement and elapsed time of a moving toy car using a direct measurement video with an embedded frame counter. They then calculate average and final velocity, and the average acceleration, and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Speed and Acceleration Using Tornado Tubes
In this activity, students will use a plywood ramp and various tornado tubes (made from tornado tube connectors and 2 liter pop bottles) to calculate the average speed of the tornado tubes. They will set up 4 investigations filling the 2...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Displacement During Constant Acceleration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students solve problems involving displacement, distance, velocity, speed, and acceleration, and then explore problems and graphs involving one-dimensional motion.
University of California
Ucla: Speed and Velocity
Discusses the meaning of velocity in terms of a graphical representation. Calculus-based discussion. Good graphics.
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.
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Motion Graphing Speed
For this introduction to motion activity, students will get a personal understanding of speed and acceleration by experiencing it firsthand. Wheeled office chairs or other cart like devices are used to give one student a ride as a fellow...
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...
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics: Uniform Acceleration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a definition for uniform acceleration and the formulas relating initial velocity, final velocity, time, and acceleration. Includes interactive simulation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Acceleration and Velocity
This site includes practice using the acceleration equation to solve for acceleration, time, and initial or final velocity.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: 2.4 Acceleration
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Define and distinguish between instantaneous acceleration and average acceleration; and Calculate acceleration given initial time, initial velocity, final time, and final...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Centripetal Acceleration?
Learn what centripetal acceleration means and how to calculate it. Included are two example problems with solutions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Velocity vs. Time Graphs?
How to analyze graphs that relate velocity and time to acceleration and displacement.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Acceleration
A video and a short quiz on acceleration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Calculating Average Acceleration From Graphs
Practice calculating acceleration from velocity vs. time graphs
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Velocity Time Graphs
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to draw a velocity-time graph and what it represents.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Acceleration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of acceleration and examples.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Acceleration: At a Glance
This article talks about how acceleration is the change of velocity as time passes anytime we speed up or slow down, or change direction, we undergo acceleration.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Acceleration
Explore illustrated examples and try some practice acceleration problems to better understand this vector quantity in physics.
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