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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Introduction to Force and Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How is the motion of an object affected by forces that act on that object? Can you predict how the motion of an object will be affected by balanced and unbalanced forces? Is there a relationship between force, mass, and acceleration? In...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when pulling against a cart, and pushing a refrigerator, crate, or person. Create an applied force and see how it makes objects move. Change friction and see how it affects the motion of objects.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Force and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
In this student-paced module, students apply Newton's Laws of Motion to everyday life, calculate mathematical relationships involving force and motion using algebraic formulas, and understand the difference between mass and weight.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ramp: Forces and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore forces and motion as you push household objects up and down a ramp. Lower and raise the ramp to see how the angle of inclination affects the parallel forces.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when you try to push a filing cabinet. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the cabinet. Charts show the forces, position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time....
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when you try to push a filing cabinet. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the cabinet. Charts show the forces, position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
See how forces affect various items that are pushed or pulled.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Physics/mechanics (Force and Motion)

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of mechanics activities. Many pertain to Newton's laws of motion. Step-by-step directions provided with illustrations. Great for teacher demos or student projects.
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah State Office of Education: Force, Energy, & Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
A unit on energy, force, and motion presented with interactive and classroom activities. Students gain an understanding of weight, mass, potential and kinetic energy, sound, and heat with this engaging resource.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Rules of Forces and Motion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
With this hands-on lesson, help young scholars understand force, gravity, friction, and speed. Students will also learn how each of these concepts affects the another.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Force and Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, the young scholars will work across the curriculum using technology, business education, and mathematics. They will form a company and use the physics of force and motion to build a hovercraft. The...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magical Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students watch video clips from the October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movies to see examples of projectile motion. Then they explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration, and calculate...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Action and Reaction

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on Newton's Third Law of Motion. It breaks down what action and reaction mean, and how mass and acceleration factor into the outcome of a collision.
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Center of Science and Industry

Cosi: Force and Motion Teacher Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pick from these hands-on lessons provided by COSI to learn more about Newton's Laws of Motion.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Using Force and Motion

For Teachers 3rd
Learn what happens when a force is applied to an object.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Forces & Motion With Simple Machines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders will sort simple machines according to an applied force --push or a pull.
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Other

Bscs: Common Student Ideas About Forces and Motion

For Teachers K - 1st
This list describes common misconceptions children have about force and motion and the scientific explanation for those ideas.
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Other

Bscs: Forces and Motion Content Background Document

For Teachers K - 1st
In this document, we will try to answer a fundamental question of physical science, "Why do things start to move, slow down, speed up, stop moving or change direction?" In answering these core questions we can develop concepts that can...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Analyzing Forces and Motion Graphs by Riding an Elevator

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A high school physics lab on classical mechanics in which students study force versus time and acceleration versus time. Students need access to an elevator to complete the experiments. A lab handout is provided.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Normal, Tension, and Other Examples of Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to define normal and tension forces. They will apply Newton's laws of motion to solve problems involving a variety of forces and use trigonometric identities to resolve weight into...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Exploring Force and Motion

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students will explore what they can do with balls, cars, marbles, and ramps and document findings in their science journals. This will engage their curiosity, allow them to make self-discoveries, and explore self-interests.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Motion Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide on motion covers some key vocabulary and terms to describe motion: displacement vs. distance, acceleration, speed vs. velocity, and instantaneous vs. average. It includes graphs showing distance vs. time, velocity vs....
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Extended Topic : The Four Basic Forces an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to understand the four basic forces that underlie the processes in nature.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Fictitious Forces and Non Inertial Frames: The Coriolis Force

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to discuss the inertial frame of reference and the non-inertial frame of reference. They will also describe the effects of the Coriolis force.

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