Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circular Motion: Target Practice

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students demonstrate direction of velocity of an object in circular motion. They discuss the mathematical formula, and demonstrate the formula using a string, rubber stopper and a target.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Small Angle Calculations

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students work with circles, angles and estimating angles in the night sky. For this circles and angles lesson, students practice measuring a degree using the circumference of a circle and apply the degree to determine a way to use their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modeling Atoms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an atomic model using a computer program. In this technology lesson, students identify the difference between radius and diameter. They create circular patterns and spheres based on certain specifications.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kinematics of the Planar Continuum Snake Robot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the length of an arc that surrounds an angle at the center of a circle of radius.  For this kinetic equations lesson students complete a lab and solve a kinematic equation.
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Curated OER

3-2-1 Pop!

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore rocketry and demonstrate how rocket liftoff is an application of Newton's Laws of Motion. They construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an effervescing antacid tablet reacting with water.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graph Both Crusts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders calculate the angles and construct a pie graph of the percentages of the elements in the continental and oceanic crusts. Then they analyze the results. They can be assigned the task of researching the percentages.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Circular Motion & Gravitation: Rotation Angle & Angular Velocity

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define arc length, rotation angle, radius of curvature, and angular velocity; and to calculate the angular velocity of a car wheel spin.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Components of Circular Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
A video lesson that introduces the components of circular motion. Understand that any objects that rotates around a point is in circular motion. Video also explores how to measure how far an object has rotated. Video gives equation for...
Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation: Glossary

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation from the AP Physics online text.