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.

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.

Students must find out the force needed to hold an object stationary on an incline when there is no friction present on the incline.

Students apply Newton's laws to more diverse physical settings where multiple forces from varying origins interact. To aid in condensing the physical setting into mathematical expressions, the free body diagram is used in this module...

A detailed explanation of the different types of forces that can be applied to an object and how to represent them in a free body diagram. Includes examples and some practice problems to try, with solutions provided.

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....

This University of Minnesota site provides a series of contextually rich problems pertaining to force, Newton's second law of motion, and linear kinematics.

In this activity, teams of students build a car out of common materials which is then propelled by the release of air out of a balloon and must travel a minimum distance. The activity is then extended to a competition to build the car...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Use given friction formulas and an interactive diagram for an inclined plane to solve a motion problem. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.

Students learn about the concept of pushing, as well as the relationship between force and mass. Students practice measurement skills using pan scales and rulers to make predictions about mass and distance. A LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot is...

Application of Newton's Law of force and gravity to computer graphic programming.

On the topic of energy related to motion, this summary lesson is intended to tie together the concepts of work, power, collisions, momentum and drag. A hands-on activity demonstrates this idea and reinforces students' math skills in...

This slide show presentation helps the learner understand how normal force affects the amount of friction.

In this lesson plan students experience friction by sliding a block of wood over sandpaper. Students will experiment with frictional forces by measuring with spring scales or rubberbands.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of friction, why it occurs, and the factors that affect it.

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...

With this tutorial, learn how to calculate static friction problems in physics.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of force, how it relates to motion, and force as a vector.

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."

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."

What is friction? Illustrated discussion of friction including the three types, its importance, and why it is avoided.

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."

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.

What is force? Illustrated discussion of how force is calculated and three familiar types.