Curated OER
Typical Numeric Questions for Physics I - Work and Energy
A total of 29 word problems furnish practice in solving for work, energy, and force. A few of the questions display diagrams to help learners visualize the systems, and all of them list five choices from which they select the correct...
Curated OER
Unit V: Worksheet 2 - Constant Force
Physics learners studying force and acceleration practice solving eight problems with this assignment. They calculate acceleration and deceleration, net force, and distances required for stopping a moving object. Kinematics equations and...
Curated OER
Newton's Second Law of Motion with Balance Toys
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.
Curated OER
Acceleration and Average Speed
In this speed activity, students calculate acceleration and deceleration and compare speed with velocity. Students complete 6 matching, 8 fill in the blank, and 6 word problems.
Curated OER
"Measurement in Motion"
Ninth graders examine the rate of motion and changes in motion using a ramp and a rolling object. They conduct the demonstration, determine the average speed, and describe how a moving object can have zero acceleration and deceleration.
Curated OER
Parachutes And Parafoils
Young scholars study deceleration devices like parachutes and parafoils.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:galileo Probe
This image, taken before Galileo left Earth in 1989, was chosen for December 7, 1995, the day that the probe entered Jupiter's Atmosphere.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Physics: Acceleration
In this interactive module, students will define and distinguish between instantaneous acceleration, average acceleration, and deceleration. They will also calculate acceleration given initial time, initial velocity, final time, and...
Other
St. Chris Physics: The Physics of Skydiving
This illustration provides an overview of the scientific process of when a skydiver steps out of a plane.
Other
Institute of Physics: Practical Physics: Investigating Motion Sloping Surface
This experiment allows both acceleration and deceleration to be investigated by data logging the output from a motion sensor.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Acceleration
A video and a short quiz on acceleration.
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."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Acceleration: Lesson 8
This lesson will introduce the concept of acceleration, explaining the difference between acceleration and deceleration. It is 8 of 10 in the series titled "Acceleration."
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Describing Motion With Words
This lesson from the Glenbrook South High School gives a nice review and detailed explanation of velocity, speed, distance, displacement, and acceleration. A good introduction to the "language of Kinematics."
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Slow the Ball
For this experiment, students will design a track for a rolling ball to try to have the longest roll time possible. They will, in the process, apply their understanding of kinetic and potential energy, and acceleration and deceleration.
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Acceleration: Lesson 10
This lesson will introduce the concept of acceleration, explaining the difference between acceleration and deceleration. It is 10 of 10 in the series titled "Acceleration."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Acceleration: Lesson 9
This lesson will introduce the concept of acceleration, explaining the difference between acceleration and deceleration. It is 9 of 10 in the series titled "Acceleration."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Calculating Acceleration: Lesson 5
This lesson will explain that acceleration can be calculated by taking change in velocity divided by change in time. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Calculating Acceleration."
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Acceleration
What is acceleration? Brief article discusses how it is measured, deceleration, and gravity.