Physics · KS3 Y9 · Forces & Motion

Acceleration: speeding up, slowing down

Acceleration: speeding up, slowing downFree3:21Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
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What you need to know

  • A toy car is pulled along a bench by a string over a pulley attached to a hanging mass, whose weight provides the force.
  • Recording on a phone and playing it back gives accurate times at each distance marker.
  • To test the effect of force, mass is moved from the hanging end onto the car so the total mass stays the same.
  • Acceleration is proportional to the resultant force and inversely proportional to the mass.

In this clip

Runs 3:21, from 0:06 to 3:27 of the full video.

Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard
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  • Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
  • On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
  • Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
  • Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
  • Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
  • Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
  • Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
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Why we picked it

A clear demonstration of the GCSE required practical on how force and mass affect acceleration.

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