Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: May the Force Stay With You!
What goes up must come down. Check out these activities to enhance understanding gravity.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Forces in Action
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains weight and gravity and engages students in activities using force and motion.
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Fermi Laboratory:how Strong Is the Strong Force?
Use this site to learn about the four forces of nature. Also learn what determines the strength of a force. This question and answer site is a link of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Millikan Oil Drop Lab
This lab is designed to have students determine the charge on a series of oil drops that are suspended in an electric field. Students will measure the size of the drop in an effort to determine the force gravity on the drop. They will...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating the Constancy of Gravity: Free Fall Using a Water Bottle
In this physics interactive lecture demonstration, students will predict what will happen if a plastic bottle, filled with water and having a hole near the bottom, is dropped. Will the bottle fall at the same rate as the water inside the...
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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...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Physics/mechanics (Force and Motion)
A collection of mechanics activities. Many pertain to Newton's laws of motion. Step-by-step directions provided with illustrations. Great for teacher demos or student projects.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Particle Systems With Forces
Applying the forces of wind and/or gravity to a particle system so that the system can apply force to all individual particles. In addition, adding a repeller where all the force vectors have a different direction is illustrated.
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Easyphysics: Chapter 5 Motion in Two Dimensions
Learners investigate motion in two dimensions. Some topics examined are two dimensional forces, gravity, and forces in three directions. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Spring Forces
Creating a simulation of a bob hanging from a spring in a two-dimensional space that responds to other forces in the environment (wind, gravity, etc.)
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Chills and Thrills of Roller Coaster Hills
Lots of people enjoy roller coasters, but not many understand why they feel the strange excitement they do when riding them. In this science fair project, you will build and use an accelerometer to figure out and measure gravity-induced...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Gravity
This lesson will explain how gravity as a force as well as identify factors that affect the gravitation attraction between objects.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Gravity
Kids learn about the science behind gravity, the mysterious force of planet earth including why it is important, what is weight, and fun facts. What is gravity?
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is Gravity?
Investigate what keeps us grounded and who spent a lot of time studying its details. How does gravity impact plant growth?
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Gravitational Force & Newton's Second Law of Motion
This lesson explains how gravitational force is related to free fall, acceleration due to gravity, and Newton's second law of motion.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Microsoft Excel to Explore Gravity Forces and Accelerations
Students will learn about the force of gravity and the factors that affect it, and use and analyze the universal gravitation equation using Excel spreadsheets.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Force and Motion: Gravity and Wind Resistance
Students investigate the effects of force on objects in motion particularly as it relates to gravity and wind resistance by performing a classroom egg-drop activity.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Universal Gravity Lab
This lab was designed to allow students to collect data for the force between two objects in deep space. The students are transported by TARDIS to deep space and can use force probes to measure the pull between two objects. Students can...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Gravity Run
Gravity Run is a fast-paced running game that will keep you on your toes! Tap or click to flip the gravitational pull and you'll find yourself upside down! Can you complete all 18 levels?
Ohio State University
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: The Forces That Change the Face of Earth
Learn how different types of Earth processes change Earth's surface.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mechanics Mania
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...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Gravity
Gravity as a fundamental force is explained and an equation for universal gravitation is given.
SMART Technologies
Smart: May the Forces of Push and Pull Be With You!
Read, brainstorm, drag objects, erase to reveal answers, and move weights on a balance scale to learn about forces, mass, gravity, weight, and balance in this activity created by SMART.
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Fermilab: What Are the Basic Forces Between Particles?
Get an introduction to the four forces that interact between atomic particles. With the help of a simulation you'll see how building reconstruction would be affected without each of the forces.