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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Glossary for Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity from the AP Physics online text.
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Other

Easyphysics: Chapter 4 Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate forces and Newton's laws. Some topics examined are mass, friction, and Newton?s laws of motion. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Finding Individual Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of finding individual forces. "The process of determining the value of the individual forces acting upon an object involve [sic] an application of Newton's Second law and an application of the meaning of the net force."
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Forces: Pop Bottle Rockets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lab, students will work on scientific inquiry skills: observation, developing questions, conducting an experiment, and collecting data. They will investigate forces using pop bottle rockets that they have designed.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Forces on Incline Problem Simple

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find out the force needed to hold an object stationary on an incline when there is no friction present on the incline.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Static Friction vs. Kinetic Friction: The Differences

For Students 9th - 10th
Teaches what friction force is, the difference between static and kinetic friction, and how friction force is calculated.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Forces and Winds

For Students 9th - 10th
What causes wind? How does wind affect our weather? This website is neatly organized into topics about pressure, gradient force, Coriolis force, geostrophic wind, gradient wind, friction, boundary layer wind, and sea and land breezes....
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Other

Focus Physical Review: Friction of Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article published by the American Physical Society on friction in microscopic gears that results from the adhesion of molecules. A great exploration of this new obstacle in science.
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Other

Bscs: Forces and Motion Content Background Document

For Teachers K - 1st
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...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Modeling Gravity and Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Application of Newton's Law of force and gravity to computer graphic programming.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Normal Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide show presentation helps the learner understand how normal force affects the amount of friction.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of friction, why it occurs, and the factors that affect it.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Force and Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The activity investigates conservation of energy. Some topics explored are friction, kinetic energy, conservation of energy, and potential energy. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Force

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of force, how it relates to motion, and force as a vector.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Frictional Forces

For Students 4th - 8th
Understand frictional forces on objects.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Friction: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the concept of friction and explain how it can affect forces. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Friction."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Friction: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the concept of friction and explain how it can affect forces. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Friction."
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: What Is Friction

For Students K - 1st
What is friction? Illustrated discussion of friction including the three types, its importance, and why it is avoided.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Static Friction Revisited: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of static friction and explains how it depends on the surface an object is resting on. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Static Friction Revisited."
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Friction

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science behind friction including how it works as a force to slow things down, how it helps us stand, preventing friction, types, and fun facts.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Force

For Students K - 1st
What is force? Illustrated discussion of how force is calculated and three familiar types.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Work Done by Force With No Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the work done by a horizontal force when there is no friction acting on the box. Students must then find the speed of the box after this work has been added to the box.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Work Done by Force on Angle With No Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the work done by a force on an angle when there is no friction present between the box and the table. Students must also find the final speed of the box after this work has been added to the box.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Acceleration

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on acceleration.

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