CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science for Middle School
This digital textbook covers core physical science concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, and videos.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Work
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will learn to calculate work and explain how it relates to the overarching idea of energy.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Tinkering With Tops
Lesson explores the history, design, and motion of spinning tops. Student teams design and build their own tops that can spin for at least 10 seconds within a circle 30 centimeters in diameter.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: A Pendulum
Change the mass of a suspended object to see how its movement and forces are affected by gravity.
My Science Site
Life Systems: Cells, Tissues, Organs
Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...
Other
Atoms in Motion: Molecular Dynamics
These programs are classical 2-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations. Such simulations compute the motions of atoms by summing (integrating) all of the forces that the atoms exert on each other. These forces arise from changes in...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Building Roller Coasters
In this hands-on activity students learn about the laws of physics by creating a marble roller coaster.
University of Oregon
Uo: Cannon Simulator: Experimental Instructions
This virtual experiment is designed to let the student measure the relation between muzzle velocity (which determines projectile energy), gravitational potential and the effects of frictional drag caused by wind speed blowing opposite to...
Other
Mattel: Hot Wheels: Speedometry
This resource is part of a two unit curriculum designed for fourth-graders using the 5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate) to support students as they investigate the effect that height and other...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Balloon Car
Make 4-wheeled, air-powered cars that jet across the floor. Experiment with the design process and thrust in this activity from Design Squad Nation.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth Univ.: Work Definitions
This site from the Virginia Commonwealth University gives good information on the definition of work using nice graphics and interactive questions. Immediate feedback on student answers is provided.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What a Drag
Students learn about friction and drag - two different forces that convert energy of motion to heat. Both forces can act on a moving object and decrease its velocity. Students learn examples of friction and drag, and suggest ways to...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Physical Science Careers Quiz
Take an interactive quiz over physical science careers. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Physical Science Concepts for Middle School
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based textbook covering a wide range of middle school concepts in Physical Science.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Physics?
Article attempts to answer the question "what is Physics?" Takes a look at concepts such as force, motion, Newton's Laws, work, energy, and much more.
PBS
Pbs Kids "Zoom": Rube Goldberg Machine Building
This site from PBS Kids "Zoom" provides great ideas for building a Rube Goldberg machine around the house from common items. The information is complete with materials needed, instructions, and results on a level for elementary kids.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Online Physics for Teachers
A set of four online courses in Physics for elementary and middle school teachers. Each course targets a different topic area - light, electricity & magnetism, temperature & heat, and force, motion, & energy.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #12 Learning Activity: Bernoulli Cans
An easy to do activity that investigates Bernoulli's principle. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.