Sophia: Calculating Acceleration: Lesson 3

A nine-page physics resource supports your lesson on acceleration. A step-by-step lesson plan walks you through the materials you need, the background information, steps for leading experimentation, and the explanation of the results....

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."

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."

This lesson demonstrates how to determine the acceleration of a given object. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Calculating Acceleration."

This lesson demonstrates how to determine the acceleration of a given object. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Calculating Acceleration."

[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.

This lesson will explain how to calculate net forces on an object being pushed or pulled. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Forces."

Eight problems require general physics recruits to calculate acceleration or distance traveled. They read the situations involving cars and buses, running bears, downhill skiers, and a rock slide and then get to work. Provide this as a...

This lesson introduces Newton's Second Law and explains that force is equal to mass times acceleration. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Newton's Second Law."

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating the acceleration of a given object. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice Calculating Acceleration."