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Australian Academy
of Science
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Activities | Fatal impact – the physics of speeding cars
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- Exploratorium (USA)
- Tired weight – calculate the weight of a car by using air pressure.
- Downhill race – show that acceleration depends on how the mass is distributed.
- Car science (Paul Doherty, USA)
- On-line Math Applications! (ThinkQuest Junior, USA)
- Safety – calculate car stopping distances for different speeds (in miles per hour).
- Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (West Virginia University, USA)
- Driving physics – determine if a car's odometer measures distance or displacement.
- Science upd8 (UK)
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- Fast cars – student activities on cars including graph interpretation and fill-in-the blanks.
- High speed smash – students consider balanced and unbalanced forces and their effect on the motion of a drag car.
- High speed risk – students practice their graph plotting skills and increase their understanding of ethical issues by exploring the risks and benefits of sanctioning high speed driving.
- Think 30 for a reason – students compare crashes at two speeds and factors affecting vehicle stopping distances.
- 2learn.ca Educators Resource (Canada)
- Stoplight physics (reaction time applet) – this web activity will reinforce fundamental concepts of velocity, acceleration and frictional force by using the 'reaction time applet' to explore the relationship between the initial velocity and traction of a car and the distance it takes to skid to a stop.
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