Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

For Students 7th - 9th
Given descriptions, illustrations, graphs, charts, or equations, students will differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration.
Interactive
US Department of Education

Nces Kids' Zone: Create a Graph

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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!
Interactive
US Department of Education

Nces: Create a Graph: Kids Zone

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Downhill Race

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Kinetic Energy

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of kinetic energy and how to calculate it.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Basic Terminology and Concepts: Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ps3 1: Kinetic Energy of an Object

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-PS3-1: kinetic energy of an object.
Interactive
Other

My Physics Lab: Roller Coaster

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
Other

Fear of Physics: Roller Coaster

For Students 9th - 10th
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.