Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Vectors
This activity assesses students' knowledge and understanding of vectors.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Graphing 1 D Kinematic Motion
In this demonstration students are given a position, velocity, or acceleration graph showing the motion of an object. They describe the motion, and then make predictions by completing the remaining two graphs. Using a motion detector and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Plate Kinematics
In this activity, young scholars will observe and understand the basic kinematics of plate movement, how oceans are formed during continental rifting, and the relationship between plate geometry and tectonic data such as earthquakes,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Experiment Problem in Kinematics: How Much Does It Take to Win the Race?
Students are presented with two cars that have different constant speeds and that will race each other. They then determine which object will win the race, as well as how much time elapses between the objects crossing the finish line.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Table of Contents
Learners examine motion with words, equations, diagrams, and graphs. Some topics investigated are position, velocity, acceleration, and free fall. The tutorial consists of lessons and problems to check for understanding.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Car Race Model
Check out this simulation of kinematics. Test a race car with a constant acceleration versus a race car with constant velocity.
Other
Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide
A handy resource that gives an overview of equations and definitions pertinent to an introductory, college-level physics course, with two of its three sections focusing on motion-related topics and principles.
Other
Motion Mountain Physikverein: Motion Mountain
A free PDF introductory physics textbook with color images, videos, and animations. The textbook aims to show how physics explains the natural world. The book is broken into kinematics, relativity, light, quantum mechanics, and The...
Yale University
Open Yale Courses: Physics 200: Fundamentals of Physics
The first of a whole series of lectures given by Professor Shankar of Yale. This first lecture is an overview of Newtonian mechanics. The lecture comes in video or audio format. A transcript is also available.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Classroom Activities: Parachuting
This activity explores a parachutist and her position, velocity and acceleration. Graphing and calculating these functions will be required.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Rotational Kinematics: Jersey Sure Level 1
Students must predict the stopping location for a prize wheel at the Jersey Shore. Requires rotational kinematics equations only. This video describes the problem: https://youtu.be/SRdkZv2xtsc
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Rotational Kinematics Energy: Jersey Sure 2
Students must predict the stopping location for a prize wheel at the Jersey Shore. Requires rotational kinematics equations and the equations for rotational kinetic energy.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion Distance & Displa [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where learners practice describing an object's motion.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describe Motion With Speed & Velocity Pdf
A printable, high-school level worksheet with physics problems which allows students to practice describing motion using speed and velocity.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Acceleration [Pdf]
Use this printable physics learning exercise which allows students to practice problems describing motion using acceleration.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion With Diagrams [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where students practice describing motion using diagrams.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion With Position Time[pdf]
A printable, high-school level instructional activity with physics problems which allows students to practice describing motion with position-time graphs.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion With Velocity Tim [Pdf]
Use this printable physics activity which allows learners to practice problems describing motion with velocity-time graphs.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion Graphically [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where learners practice describing motion graphically.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Interpreting Velocity Time Graphs [Pdf]
A printable activity for students to practice describing one-dimension motion using velocity-time graphs.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Graphing Summary [Pdf]
Printable physics notes which allow students to review a graphing summary for motion in one dimension.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Graphing Mathematical Ana [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where students practice kinematic graphing with mathematical analysis.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Motion Problems [Pdf]
A printable, high-school level physics worksheet which allows learners to practice motion problems for motion in one dimension.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Free Fall [Pdf]
Use this printable physics instructional activity which allows students to practice problems describing motion in a free fall.