The Illinois Institute of Technology provides this site. The site contains a graphing activity which illustrates that a constant force exerted upon an object results in constant acceleration. Rolling carts and stopwatches are used to...

This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.

Conversion calculators galore! Convert just about anything from one measureable unit into another measureable unit here with over two dozen calculators. Each of the links is specific to a measureable quantity. Some examples include...

In this lab activity, young scholars will become familiar with Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. By investigating the motion of different skateboarders pulled with a variety of constant force values, they will discover that bodies acted on by...

This app simulates circular movement and demonstrates how the position, speed, acceleration, and the applied force vary depending on the time. You may choose the option "slow animation" to make the movement ten times slower. You can also...

This activity uses the CBL, TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus, force probe, and motion detector to investigate the acceleration of a mass on a spring. It also investigates Hooke's Law.

An introduction to the ideas behind the misconception and misunderstanding of why all objects accelerate at the same rate. This explanation involves the concepts of force and mass.

This lab is designed to allow students to explore different aspects of satellite motion. Students can vary the mass of the satellite, the orbital radius of the satellite and the body that the satellite is orbiting. Students can measure...

This lab was designed to have students discover the connection between the angle of incline and the acceleration of the object on the incline. Students can vary the angle and the mass of the frictionless object.

Create an Atwood's machine and a modified Atwood's machine in this interactive. Change the amount of mass on either object, introduce friction forces, and measure distance and time in order to calculate the acceleration.

Students will create a gravity ball launcher to demonstrate their understanding of mass, force, momentum, and motion. The students will use critical thinking, measurement, and observation and analysis of data to make changes and improve...

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."

Students use toy cars, a CBR sonic motion detector, and pennies to investigate Newton's Laws of Motion.

Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students find the value of forces acting upon objects using force equations.

A physics usenet listing of frequently asked questions relating to relativity, answered by a number of scientists. Administrivia and Reference, Speed of Light, Special Relativity, General Relativity and Cosmology, Black Holes. Loads of...

Investigate the effect of gravity on objects of various mass during free fall. Predict what the position-time and velocity-time graphs will look like. Compare graphs for light and heavy objects.

This lab was designed to give students practice collecting and analyzing data for the PVC Freefall Lab. Masses are dropped from different heights and the speed of the object as it passes through a photogate is calculated. The...

In this activity, students will learn about Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. They will learn that the force required to move a book is proportional to the weight of the book. Engineers use this relationship to determine how much force they...

Students are asked how acceleration, mass, momentum and velocity are involved in mountain boarding. [0:32]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Break down how the relationship between acceleration and mass directly relates to the mass of an object.

Explains the physics of building movement during an earthquake through a discussion of force, mass, acceleration, frequency, and period. Then looks at the factors that affect a building's resilience versus the damage it could sustain.

This lab activity from the Illinois Institute of Technology lets students investigate the impact of collisions upon the velocity and momentum of the colliding objects. Requires understanding of vectors.

This site by the Illinois Institute of Technology gives a Lab activity in which students use a variety of toys to discover Newton's second law and momentum conservation. Newton's cradle, skate boards, and a toy motorcycle are incoporated...

For this lesson, students develop their own scientific experiment to test Newton's hypothesis that the acceleration of an object depends on the net force acting upon it and its mass. After completing their designed experiment, students...