Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Was Galileo Right?
Investigate the effect of gravity on objects of various mass during free fall. Predict what the position-time and velocity-time graphs will look like. Compare graphs for light and heavy objects.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Worked Example Motion Problems With Definite Integrals
Remember, anti derivative of acceleration with respect to time is velocity and anti derivative of velocity with respect to time is distance where acceleration, velocity, distance are all functions of t, the time. This concept is very...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Newton's Second Law
Students begin to explore the meaning of Newton's Second Law of Motion by doing several self-checking practice problems.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Finding Individual Forces
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students find the value of forces acting upon objects using force equations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Uniform Acceleration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using the average acceleration formula, calculate the velocity of a falling ball, and then check your answer by dragging the point along the line in the given graph. After the activity, answer one...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Uniform Acceleration Graphs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This application question asks students to align the graph functions with the appropriate acceleration condtions. After the activity, there is a multiple-choice challenge question to check for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Acceleration From Force and Mass
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate acceleration from force and mass, and force from mass and acceleration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's Second Law
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's second law of motion and the effects of force and mass on acceleration. Direct and inverse relationships between force, mass and acceleration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Acceleration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of acceleration and examples.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Force
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of force, how it relates to motion, and force as a vector.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Average Acceleration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore average acceleration and find out how it relates to velocity and displacement.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Elephant & Feather (Free Fall)
A demonstration involving an elephant and a feather and explanation of why all objects maintain the same acceleration in the state of free fall without any air resistance.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is a Centripetal Force?
Learn what centripetal forces are and how to calculate them. Included are two problems with the solutions provided.
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: Acceleration Review
A website that reviews over "the key concepts, equations, and common misconceptions related to acceleration."
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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.
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Khan Academy: Motion of Many Objects
Application of physics to graphic computer programming.
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Khan Academy: Calculating Average Acceleration From Graphs
Practice calculating acceleration from velocity vs. time graphs
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Motion With Constant Acceleration Review
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for motion with constant acceleration, including how to choose the best kinematic formula for a problem.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Freefall Review
Review the key concepts and skills for acceleration due to gravity, including analyzing motion of objects in freefall.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The World's Fastest Mammal
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz that will test your knowledge on acceleration.
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Khan Academy: Concussions in Professional Athletes
Read this passage and study the graphic to complete a five-question quiz that will test your knowledge on acceleration to reduce concussions in professional athletes.
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Khan Academy: Acceleration and Velocity
This site includes practice using the acceleration equation to solve for acceleration, time, and initial or final velocity.