Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
Subject
Physical Science, Forces and Motion, Gravity, Microgravity
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
This activity provides students with the plans for making a one-axis accelerometer that can be used to measure acceleration in different environments ranging from +3 g to -3 g. “Student reader” pages provide background information about acceleration.
Accelerometers [172KB PDF file]
This activity is part of the Microgravity Educator Guide.