Principle

Acceleration is one of the basic concepts of the theory of motion. It indicates how fast an object changes its speed and is measured in the unit m/s². The concept of acceleration is based on the average acceleration as the quotient of the change in speed in a given time period

Benefits

• Free measuring software DigiCartAPP for all mobile devices and all operating systems (Windows, Android, iOS).
• Especially understandable and didactically prepared test description can be called up in the DigiCartAPP.
• Complete evaluation function for the measured data directly in the DigiCartAPP.
• DigiCart:
  • Long-life lithium-ion batteries with charge protection function
  • Transmission of measurement data via Bluetooth 4.0
  • Integrated sensors (force, speed, acceleration and position sensor)
• Digital measured value acquisition:
  • Future-oriented teaching: Integration into digital science teaching with tablets or smartphones.
  • Increased student motivation by using the intuitive DigiCartAPP.
  • Increase of media competence.

Tasks

Record multiple speed-time diagrams via the app. Select a measuring range and let it calculate the acceleration for the recorded curves.

Learning Objectives

In this experiment the students learn about the physical meaning of acceleration.