Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Momentum

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of momentum and how it relates to mass and velocity, and calculating momentum.
Interactive
Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: Teeter Totter Experiments

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice comparing mass by trying the Teeter Totter Experiment. Watch the teeter totter move up and down as you compare Marcus to each animal.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The concept of potential energy is explained along with the two forms of potential energy: elastic and gravitational. Discusses what gravitational potential energy is, explains the direct relationship between it and mass and height, and...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring and Comparing Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will measure a variety of different materials from the classroom to determine how much matter is found in these materials then determine the mass of these materials using the same volume for each. The data will...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Newton's Second Law: How Does Acceleration Change With Varying Forces?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab activity, students investigate the effects of changing force on the acceleration of a lab cart testing Newton's Second Law of Motion. They will use distance and time to calculate velocity and create a graph representing their...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Walk the Planck

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the amount of mass that you must place on a plank to allow you to walk to the end of the plank without cause it to rotate off the ship. An accompanying video explains the problem: https://youtu.be/1dFQL45hlkc
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Dump Tower Level 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will try to determine the mass of a planet based on the falling of an object from the top of a garish tower.
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Classifying & Comparing Physical Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore and compare physical properties of substances.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Second Law of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about finding acceleration through the practices found in this lesson. "The process of determining the acceleration of an object demands that the mass and the net force are known." Check out this comprehensive site.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Drawing Free Body Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
Students practice reading situations where forces are acting upon objects in all directions and magnitudes, and then draw free-body diagrams to represent the forces. Each problem has a self-checking key linked right on the page.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Finding Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics tutorial provides students some practice using a given equation to find the acceleration of an object.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Momentum

For Students 9th - 10th
Through examples and interactive practice problems, students explore the momentum equation.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Real World Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive physics tutorial, students examine some real-world applications of the impulse-momentum change theorem, more specifically, some physics in action in the real world.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Triple Beam Balance: Function, Parts, and Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a triple beam balance does, how it is constructed, and how it functions.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Bumper Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the effect of mass and velocity on force by playing a simulation involving bumper cars. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Force Gravity Bucket Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to allow students to collect data for the Force Gravity vs. Volume lab for materials and locations that we cannot do in the classroom. Students will fill the bucket to different levels and record the force on the...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Motion on Incline Level 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must calculate the distance an object will move up an incline using Newton's Laws. Mass, angle, gravitational field and initial speed will be generated randomly.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Motion on Incline Level 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must calculate the distance an object will move up an incline using Newton's Laws. Mass, angle, gravitational field, coefficient of friction and initial speed will be generated randomly.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Motion on Incline Level 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must calculate the speed of a block when it returns to its original location on an incline using Newton's Laws. Mass, angle, gravitational field, coefficient of friction and initial speed will be generated randomly.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant From Force Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find the value of the spring constant and the original length of a spring based on data that was collected from stretching a spring different amounts using a force probe.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant From Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find the value of the spring constant and the original length of a spring based on data that was collected from hanging different masses on the end of a vertical spring.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find the value of the spring constant based on direct measurements of length.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Acceleration on Incline Problem Medium

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must calculate the acceleration of an object down an incline when there is friction present. Mass, angle and coefficient of friction will be generated randomly.
Interactive
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever wonder what you might weigh on other planets? Here's your chance to find out.