By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the effects of gravity on objects in motion, describe the motion of objects that are in free fall, and calculate the position and velocity of objects in free fall.

In the following interactive module, students will describe the effects of gravity on objects in motion. They will also describe the motion of objects that are in freefall and calculate the position and velocity of objects in freefall.

In this lab, students will investigate how gravity affects an object that falls from a state of rest and how it affects an object that is projected outward from the same level at the same time. Students will observe the objects and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Acceleration due to gravity and why falling objects with different masses accelerate at the same rate.

Students understand the physics of a free falling object through these illustrated example problems.

In this lesson, students make predictions about falling objects of different sizes and masses to learn about gravity and air resistance. Includes audio vocabulary list and extension activities.

Students learn that it is incorrect to believe that heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects. By close observation of falling objects, they see that it is the amount of air resistance, not the weight of an object, which...

This lesson focuses on Newton's Law for falling objects including terminal velocity, the three stages of falling, a diagram showing what happens to the speed of a skydiver from airplane to ground, velocity-time graphs for falling...

This interactive activity from the NOVA Web site samples Galileo's experiments with falling objects, projectiles, inclined planes, and pendulums.

In this physics tutorial, the motion of a free-falling motion will be represented using position versus time and velocity versus time graphs.

Understand the concept of force and the effect it has on the motion of objects.

Through ten lessons and numerous activities, students explore the natural universal rules engineers and physicists use to understand how things move and stay still. Together, these rules are called "mechanics." The study of mechanics is...

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...

Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit, students construct experiments to measure the time it takes a free falling body to travel a specified distance. Students use the touch sensor, rotational sensor, and the NXT brick to measure the time of...

Mechanical energy is the most easily understood form of energy for students. When there is mechanical energy involved, something moves. Mechanical energy is a very important concept to understand. Engineers need to know what happens when...

This egg-drop simulation allows students to explore the variables that result in a safe landing or a broken egg. The emphasis of the accompanying activity sheet is on the use of science reasoning skills to understand the physics behind...

A demonstration involving an elephant and a feather and explanation of why all objects maintain the same acceleration in the state of free fall without any air resistance.

The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate how drag affects falling objects. Students will make a variety of shapes out of paper and see how size and shape affects the speed with which their paper shapes fall. They will also be able...

Students must find the acceleration due to gravity on a planet and the impact speed of an object that has been falling from the top of a garish tower.

Students will be given information about a planet and they must calculate how long it takes an object to fall from the top of a garish tower.

Students must find the time it has been falling and the average speed it has been falling between to stories of a garish tower.

An introduction to the ideas behind the misconception and misunderstanding of why all objects accelerate at the same rate. This explanation involves the concepts of force and mass.

Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.

When you work with equations that show position, velocity, acceleration of objects that are flying or falling through the air, you will be using the constant that is the acceleration due to gravity. View formulas, explanations, and...