Acceleration

Understand acceleration! See examples of speeding up, slowing down, and changing direction in motion.

Pre Assessment:**This section will not be penalized for incorrect answers **Place the statement under accelerating if you believe it is or not accelerating if you believe it is not. Accelerating A car speeding up to the highway A car is slowing down for a stop light A car slows while taking a corner A car speeds up while taking a corner A child slows down while swinging on a swing set A child speeds up while swinging on the swing set A car turns a corner at a steady speed Not Accelerating A car not moving while sitting at a stop light A car goes a steady speed straight down the highway When answering the question above, describe the rule you used to decide if the object was accelerating.