TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Makes Airplanes Fly?
Students begin to explore the idea of a force. To further their understanding of drag, gravity and weight, they conduct activities that model the behavior of parachutes and helicopters. An associated literacy activity engages the class...
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.
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...
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?
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Gravity
Peruse this resource to learn about gravity, its importance, the Universal Law of Gravitation, the difference between mass and weight, and more fun facts.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Mass and Weight
What is mass? What is weight? Illustrated discussion of mass and weight including how they are measured.
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.
Math Science Nucleus
I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Gravity
Gravity as a fundamental force is explained and an equation for universal gravitation is given.
Other
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.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Orbits and Gravitation
A page describing the physics, mathematics, and historical figures associated with planetary motion, satellite motion, and universal gravitation.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Motion Glossary and Terms
Kids learn about glossary and terms in the science of physics and motion. Definitions for words such as momentum, force, work, energy, gravity, scalar, vector, power, and more.
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.
My Science Site
Forces and Motion [Pdf]
This resource provides reproducibles that aide in student learning of force and motion. Also offers hands-on and cooperative learning activity ideas as well as an ESL/ELD activity. This resource is in PDF form; requires Adobe Reader.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Cavendish and the Value of G
A short description of how Cavendish measured the value of G - the universal gravitation constant and supported Newton's theory. Illustrated.
NASA
Nasa: Kepler and His Laws
This site from NASA provides biographical details about the lives of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. Discusses Kepler's successes at developing laws of planeatry motion. States the three laws and discusses each one individually....
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Inclined Planes
Through examples and interactive practice problems, this physics tutorial helps students understand how forces behave on an object on an inclined plane.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Lift | Nasa Online
An upward force called lift acts on the airplane and opposes the downward forces of gravity. The lift force allows the airplane to get off the ground and stay in the air. Watch the simulation to see how this works.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Fluid Statics: Archimedes' Principle
By the end of this section, you will be able to define buoyant force, state Archimedes' principle, understand why objects float or sink, and understand the relationship between density and Archimedes' principle.
Utah Education Network
Uen: The Larger It Is the Harder It Falls
Understand the concept of force and the effect it has on the motion of objects.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips
Physiclips thoroughly presents mechanics concepts with animations and film clips.