Calculating Acceleration Logic Puzzle + Graphing

Boost Your Student's Understanding of Acceleration with This Logic Puzzle and Graphing Activity!

Interactive and Fun Way to Learn Acceleration Concepts: Engage your students in physics with this intriguing logic puzzle themed around cars merging onto the highway. This resource is a fun activity and a practical tool for applying and understanding acceleration calculations.

What’s Included in the Puzzle:

• Ready-to-Use Easel Activity: Pre-created answer boxes mean no preparation is needed. Just assign and you’re ready to go, whether teaching in-person or remotely.
• Engaging Scenario: Students use clues about initial velocity, final velocity, and time to calculate the acceleration for each of five cars.
• Graphing Worksheets: After solving the puzzle, students apply their findings in a velocity vs. time and an acceleration vs. time graphing exercise (note: the graphing activity is better suited for paper due to formatting constraints with digital tools).

Why Choose This Logic Puzzle?

• Promotes Critical Thinking: Encourages students to apply logic and physics concepts to solve the puzzle, enhancing problem-solving skills.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for extensions, homework, early finishers, or extra credit. Also an excellent resource for emergency sub plans.
• Accessible to All Students: The straightforward logic concept makes this puzzle suitable for a wide range of student abilities.
• Immediate Application: Students immediately apply their puzzle findings to graphing activities, reinforcing the concepts learned.
• Complete with Answer Keys: Simplifies assessment and ensures effective learning.

Ideal for making physics concepts of acceleration engaging and comprehensible, this puzzle and graphing activity is more than just a teaching tool; it’s an interactive learning experience. Download now and add a new dimension of fun and practicality to your physics lessons!

This logic puzzle is a part of a collection of twelve of my science logic puzzles for sale here on TPT. The bundle costs $8.99, so there is significant savings in buying the collection. :) You can find it here: Science Logic Puzzle Bundle

This puzzle is also a part of my acceleration unit - a 24 slide editable powerpoint on acceleration calculations, models, and graphing, plus a word problem + graphing worksheet. If you are wanting to introduce acceleration or reinforce/review, this bundle is a must-have. You can find it here: Acceleration Notes, Worksheets, and Logic Puzzle

I also have other logic puzzles for sale here on TPT - besides the science puzzles, I have general interest puzzles and holiday-themed puzzles. You can find them all here:

All of my Logic Puzzles

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