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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Top Gun Over Moscow

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit investigating the sensations experienced by a cockpit pilot in a Russian aircraft. Focuses on G-forces and apparent weightlessness.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gravity and Orbits

For Students 9th - 10th
Move the sun, earth, moon, and space station to see how it affects their gravitational forces and orbital paths. Visualize the sizes and distances between different heavenly bodies, and turn off gravity to see what would happen without it.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Doppler Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
At this tutorial, a happy bug in the center of a circular water puddle is used to describe the Doppler effect.
Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Apps Zur Physik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, in German, offers numerous apps that illustrate common physics principles. Apps are organized into categories: mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, physics of...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Centripetal Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia's site on centripetal force provides a section explaining the difference between centripetal force and centrifugal force. Includes formulas and hyperlinked terms.
Handout
Other

Game Dev: There Is No Such Thing as Centrifugal Force

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an exceptional explanation of centripetal force. Explains why the common misconception of a centrifugal force is incorrect.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is a Centripetal Force?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what centripetal forces are and how to calculate them. Included are two problems with the solutions provided.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Centripetal Acceleration?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what centripetal acceleration means and how to calculate it. Included are two example problems with solutions.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Angular Momentum and Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore angular momentum and conservation. Some topics examined in the activities are angular momentum, torque, and conservation. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions....
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Energy Relationships for Satellites

For Students 9th - 10th
The orbits of satellites are described and an energy analysis is performed. Kinetic, potential and total mechanical energy are explained and applied to the motion of satellites.
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PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Introduce Ramps

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An introductory activity where students discover the way things roll and slide down ramps and hills.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Explore and Play: Ramps Around Us

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Set up several ramps around the room and allow the students to explore and investigate how they work.
Activity
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Explore and Play: Sliding Peep

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make their own ramps and test them out by sending various objects down them.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Read and Discuss: Ten on the Sled

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discussion and integrations ideas for the read aloud book, Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman.
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PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Explore and Play: Snowy Hills

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make two snowy hills, one steep and one gentle, to discover their effects on rolling objects.
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PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Share the Day's Discoveries

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Share and discuss ideas the students have about ramps and rolling objects.
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PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Share the Day's Discoveries

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discuss classroom explorations and discoveries about ramps.
Activity
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Explore and Play: Toy Sleds

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students experiment with different materials and objects to make a sled that will slide down the ramps.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about various forces and how they relate to everyday life in this interactive learning module.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
A GIF animation comparing the motion of three cars. A graphical depiction is given. Includes three thoughtful questions with answers in a pop-up menu.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Centripetal Force Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this physics activity, young scholars will simulate a race car on a circular track. Velocity, acceleration, and force vectors will be analyzed at various places along the track. As the students progress in the activity, prompts for...
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Acceleration of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
The practice problems and illustrated examples in this tutorial help students understand the acceleration of gravity. The 'Value of g' widget the tutorial refers to can be found in the Interactives section (link is in side-bar) under...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Hypocycloid

For Students 9th - 10th
View a hypocycloid being created in this simulation.
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Family Reading Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features family reading activities that will guide parents with their children's reading development.

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