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Ball Attack
Students demonstrate how to throw balls. In this physical education instructional activity, students throw a ball into a barrel. Students work in teams to earn points.
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Worksheet 6 - Improper Integrals
In this improper integral worksheet, students determine the convergence or divergence of functions. They explore the sequence in the series. This one-page worksheet contains six multi-step problems.
Curated OER
Looking For Newton
The lesson has sufficient background information for the teacher to implement the lesson. Students are asked to summarize the three laws of motion. They also conduct classroom activities to role play the Laws of Newton.
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Skateboard Science
Learners investigate how skaters can turn in midair. In this physics instructional activity, students relate Newton's Laws to skateboarding. They carry out the maneuver with the help of their classmate.
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Physical Pendulum Lab
Students calculate the moment of inertia of a disc. In this physics lesson, students differentiate the two methods used in finding the inertia. They construct their own pendulum for the lab.
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Ice Floats
Students explore the changing density of water. In this physics lesson plan, students investigate how an object's density determines whether it will float or sink in water. They explain why this unique property of is important to living...
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Ellis Island: Gateway To America
Fifth graders study the immigration station on Ellis Island. Through several activities, they see that immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island came to America from different countries, mostly those in Europe, for a variety of reasons.
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Cosmic Ray Momentum
Students describe how cosmic rays achieve high kinetic energy via conservation of momentum.
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Cost Effective Egg Drop
Students create cost effective ways to protect an egg. In this cost conscious lesson plan, students complete an egg drop activity while spending the least amount of money possible.
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Plus One Volleyball
Students move towards the ball while maintaining a body position that permits them to pass the ball to their team mates.
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Aerodynamic drag
Students construct a device that can launch spinning balls. One example would be a mailing tube with one side partially cut away, lined with sandpaper. Styrofoam balls should be used for the greatest effet. They are explained how a...
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Bible Activities
In this religious worksheet, students draw a happy or sad face over 6 pictures depending on whether or not they would make Jesus happy. Students also complete various activities related to the Bible.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Determining the Net Force
Online classroom site explaining the concept of balanced and unbalanced forces. The site has examples and exercises for the student to review and try.
Other
Bscs: Forces and Motion Content Background Document
In this document, we will try to answer a fundamental question of physical science, "Why do things start to move, slow down, speed up, stop moving or change direction?" In answering these core questions we can develop concepts that can...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Kinetic Energy and the Work Energy Theorem
In the following interactive students will begin to explain work as a transfer of energy and net work as the work done by the net force. They will also explain and apply the work-energy theorem.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Finding Individual Forces
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students find the value of forces acting upon objects using force equations.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Newton's Laws of Motion and Projectiles
Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, online labs, virtual simulations, and video clips, students learn about Newton's Laws of Motion.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion: Basics
See how forces affect various items that are pushed or pulled.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Motion: Determining Net Force
[Free Registration/Login Required] Shown are three different systems with two forces acting upon it and a red vector showing the net force acting upon the system. Move the red dots to accurately reflect the net force experienced by each...
Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture (Samoa) Government
Mesc: Samoa School Net: Forces to Make Weather: Weather & Water Cycle
Explains three forces of nature and how they impact the weather. These include infrared rays from the sun, differences in air pressure, and wind flow when hot and cold air masses meet. Supported by lots of visuals.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Calculating Forces: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain how to calculate net forces on an object being pushed or pulled. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Forces."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Calculating Forces: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain how to calculate net forces on an object being pushed or pulled. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Forces."
Other
Easyphysics: Chapter 11 Electric Forces
Learners investigate electric forces. Some topics examined are conductors, Coulomb?s law, and net electrical charge. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.