Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
Given descriptions, illustrations, graphs, charts, or equations, students will differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration.
US Department of Education
Nces Kids' Zone: Create a Graph
Resource from the National Center for Education Statistics allows you to create great bar graphs. Simply enter your information, choose appropriate colors, and voila!- you have a beautiful graph you can turn put into your report!
US Department of Education
Nces: Create a Graph: Kids Zone
Make your own pie, bar, line, area or XY graph with this interactive tool. Look for examples of graphs already created from data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. Complete with a graphing tutorial.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Downhill Race
An activity that explores how two cylinders that are identical in shape and mass may travel down a hill differently due to how their mass is distributed. Learn how the distribution of mass in an object can affect its translational...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Kinetic Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of kinetic energy and how to calculate it.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Basic Terminology and Concepts: Kinetic Energy
In this site from the physics classroom, kinetic energy is defined and discussed. The equation for its computation is also given and practice computation problems are given.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ps3 1: Kinetic Energy of an Object
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-PS3-1: kinetic energy of an object.
Other
My Physics Lab: Roller Coaster
Create a simplified roller coaster with this simulation by creating a track shape for a ball to travel on. Students can change gravity and damping. Site includes equations to help students understand what is happening in the simulation.
Other
Fear of Physics: Roller Coaster
Use animation and other interactive strategies to help understand physics principles. Change the track and height to see if your ball can make it to the end.