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Acceleration, Velocity-Time Graphs and Free Fall

10th Grade · Science · UK GCSE

12 lessons

Goal

Calculate acceleration, interpret velocity-time graphs, and calculate distance travelled using enclosed area.

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  1. Defining Acceleration as the Rate of Change of VelocityUp next
  2. Calculating Acceleration and Deceleration Using FormulaeNot started yet
  3. Acceleration in Free Fall Near Earth's SurfaceNot started yet
  4. Interpreting Velocity-Time Graphs: Slopes and Horizontal LinesNot started yet
  5. Calculating Acceleration from Velocity-Time DataNot started yet
  6. Calculating Distance Travelled from Rectangular and Triangular AreasNot started yet
  7. Calculating Distance from Trapezium Areas on Velocity-Time GraphsNot started yet
  8. Estimating Distance on Curved Velocity-Time Graphs by Counting SquaresNot started yet
  9. Motion Graphs: Distance-Time and Velocity-TimeNot started yet
  10. Terminal Velocity in Fluids: Skydiver Velocity-Time GraphsYou are here
  11. Working Scientifically: Measuring g Using Light Gates and Drop ApparatusNot started yet
  12. Exam-Style Velocity-Time Graph CalculationsNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

gbUK-GCSE-SCIENCE-PHYS-FM-01General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · 10th Grade

Speed and velocity, speed as distance over time; acceleration; distance-time and velocity-time graphs

gbUK-GCSE-SCIENCE-PHYS-FM-01-02General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · 10th Grade

recall typical speeds encountered in everyday experience for wind and sound, and for walking, running, cycling and other transportation systems; recall the acceleration in free fall and estimate the magnitudes of everyday accelerations

Open Global Standard:OGS.12.PS1.2
gbUK-GCSE-SCIENCE-PHYS-FM-04-02General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · 10th Grade

relate changes and differences in motion to appropriate distance-time, and velocity-time graphs, and interpret lines and slopes (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d)

Open Global Standard:OGS.12.PS1.2
GlobalOGS.12.PS1.2