Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Combined with aspects of circular motion, students discover that Kepler's third law follows directly from the law of universal gravitation. This unit will expand upon the conservation of energy principle for problems beyond the confines...
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Other

Institute of Physics: Experimental Test of F=mv Squared/r

For Students 9th - 10th
In this class practical students are challenged to measure the variables involved in circular motion, to find out whether the formula for centripetal acceleration, F + mv squared/R, is reasonable.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Tinkering With Tops

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson explores the history, design, and motion of spinning tops. Student teams design and build their own tops that can spin for at least 10 seconds within a circle 30 centimeters in diameter.
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Other

Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Circular Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
This program gives students a visual representation of why an object moving in a circle at constant speed is accelerating. This program will guide students through a method of calculating the circular acceleration based on the change in...
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Circular Force Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students find the relationships that affect the force required to keep an object moving in a circle. Students will be able to modify the mass of the object, the speed of the object and the size of the circle...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems:kinetic Energy of Object Traveling in a Circle

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the kinetic energy of a ball moving in a circular path.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Rotational Kinematics and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This module is the introduction to model rotational motion. All of the concepts are conveniently recast into forms that have the same mathematical forms as their translational counterparts.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Satellites and Kepler's Laws: An Argument for Simplicity

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to state Kepler's laws of planetary motion, derive Kepler's third law for circular orbits, and discuss the Ptolemaic model of the universe.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Kepler's Three Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The three laws of planetary motion as described by Kepler are stated and elaborated upon. Useful graphics and an easy-to-understand language are used to explain the nature of planetary motion. Both conceptual and mathematical. Includes a...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Centrifugal Reaction Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust variables to see how a ball is affected by gravity while traveling around a circle.
Unit Plan
University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents mechanics concepts with animations and film clips.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Universal Law of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will learn to describe and calculate how the magnitude of the gravitational force between two objects depends on their masses and...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Physics 240: Science and Engineering I

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a physics for science and engineering course taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The course discusses the concepts of mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat and thermodynamics in thirty-five...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Apple, the Moon, and the Inverse Square Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes the logic behind the development of Newton's law of universal gravitation. Beginning with Johannes Kepler and his three laws of planetary motion, content walks the reader through Newton's thought process and development of this...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Gravitational Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover the Law of Universal Gravitation by changing the masses of planets and moons and the distance that separates them.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: The Value of G Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate how the force of gravity varies with location on Earth. They are challenged to find the pattern in their findings.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular & Satellite Motion: Your Weight on Other Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a quick trip to the other planets, and hop on the scale to find out how weight there compares to weight on Earth.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Energy in Satellites

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive practice problems and illustrated examples, students explore energy relationships for satellites.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Roller Coaster Model

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive playground for students to explore the physics of roller coasters. Learners investigate by changing the variables of force, velocity, friction, and vectors. Energy bar charts are displayed as the coaster car moves along...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Gravity More Than a Name

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial is intended for students to strengthen their understanding of gravitation and understand the nature of this force.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Universal Gravitation Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive illustrations and practice problems, students study Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Cavendish & Value of G

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover how the value of G in the universal gravitation constant was determined.

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