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Calculus AB/BC - Straight-Line Motion: Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

For Students 10th - 12th
Move the video on motion to the front of the line. The second of eight lessons in Unit 4 - Contextual Applications looks at straight-line motion. Scholars learn how position, velocity, and acceleration are related by derivatives before...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Higher Order Derivatives—Acceleration and Jerk

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Accelerate your class through finding the second derivative. Using a bank of equations, pupils determine the equations for distance, velocity, and acceleration and their associated function notations. With the equations, learners answer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lab 2: Drag Racing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this lesson, students, Analyze the relationship between velocity and acceleration * Calculate an object's average acceleration * Collect data and interpret it* Create and analyze a graph showing acceleration.Students also work in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Speed and Acceleration

For Students 6th - 10th
In this speed and acceleration worksheet, students complete math word problems having to do with speed and acceleration. Students complete 13 problems.
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PPT
Curated OER

Motion and Force

For Teachers 9th
All the main concepts in motion and force are covered in this presentation.  Each slide is a great summary and will appeal to your students with a clean design and images that should seem relevant.  Definitions of speed, displacement,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Investigating Force, Acceleration and Velocity

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this Investigating force, acceleration and velocity instructional activity, students read story problems involving constant velocity and acceleration, create a diagram of the problem, and consider the forces acting upon the item...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the measurement of distance, velocity, and acceleration with the use of derivatives. They follow examples given in the lesson plan to compute the velocity and acceleration for a...
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PPT
Curated OER

Calculus 10.2 day 2 - Vector Valued Functions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Looking for a lesson on vectors?  Here is a PowerPoint that has six examples for finding velocity, acceleration, speed and direction of motion. One of the examples demonstrates the use of the TI-89 Graphing Calculator to solve a problem.
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Unit Plan
College Board

Vectors: A Curriculum Module for AP® Calculus BC

For Students 10th - 12th
It is all in a matter of time. The model curriculum module uses parametric equations and vectors to solve problems dealing with particle motion along a curve. At the beginning of the lesson, the unit reviews parametric equations and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Working independently or in teams, your class practices connecting graphs, formulas and words. This lesson includes a guided discussion about distance vs. time graphs and looking at how velocity changes over time.  
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders solve problems of displacement, velocity and acceleration. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders are given the acceleration and asked to derive the formula for velocity. They work problems involving real life scenarios.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Elevator Height as Integral of Velocity

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate integrals and their relationship to velocity in this calculus lesson plan. They use the idea of a moving elevator to explore vertical motion and use the TI to help them create a visual.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding the Acceleration Due to Gravity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students calculate acceleration due to gravity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Velocity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the concepts of velocity, acceleration, distance and football. They collect data on the velocity of a football and they determine the distance and height of a football when it is thrown. Students compare their findings...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Acceleration and Velocity Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
In this acceleration and velocity learning exercise, students explain how long it would take a car to reach a speed of 100 m/s from resting. Then they determine the acceleration of a plane as it slows down to land if it is going at 75...
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PPT
Curated OER

What is Motion?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Prior to beginning a math or physical science lesson on motion, use this presentation to define the concepts of motion, rate, velocity, and speed. This resource lacks concrete examples but could be useful as discussion starter.  
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vector Investigation: Car Storm Chaser

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students investigate the relationship between vectors and motion. In this geometry lesson, students create a system that exemplifies the principles of motion. They solve for the acceleration, velocity and displacement.
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Lesson Plan
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NASA

Ascent: 50 Seconds to MECO

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
All systems go! With a video and a Google Earth tour as background, pairs investigate two graphs. The graphs display acceleration vs. time and velocity vs. time of a space shuttle launch. Using graphing calculators, the pairs take a...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Varying Motion

For Students 9th - 12th
For this secondary mathematics learning exercise, high schoolers collect data based on a person’s motion. From this data, students create graphs comparing displacement, velocity, and acceleration to time. The five-page learning exercise...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Aerospace Engineering

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the physics of rocket flight. They build and launch model rockets to measure their performances.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Motion Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
In this motion problem worksheet, students solve 1 motion problem.  Students find the position of a particle with given acceleration and velocity.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volcanoes are a Blast-Working with Simple Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this projectile motion worksheet, high schoolers solve 3 problems and an inquiry problem using three equations that describe projectile motion. One equation is for the maximum velocity to reach a height, H, the other is the maximum...
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Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching

Vectors

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Investigate vectors and learn how to use them. Explore why size and direction, as well as knowing speed and distance, are important components of the vector problems you are trying to solve. This is an extensive lesson which includes six...
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Organizer
Edmond Public Schools

8th Grade Science Resource Book: Unit 2 - Physics

For Students 8th Standards
Get things moving with this extensive collection of physical science resources. Covering the fundamentals of measurement, graphing, lab safety, and experimental design as well as the specific scientific concepts of velocity,...

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