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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Do Things Fall?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn more about forces by examining the force of gravitational attraction. They observe how objects fall and measure the force of gravitational attraction upon objects.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Was Galileo Right?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Maryland

University of Marylad: Computer Tutorials in Physics: Air Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a discussion of a college physics project in which the motion of an object under the influence of air resistance was modeled and studied. Procedure and modeling software are described and the results and the findings are...