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OpenStax

Open Stax: Physics: Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to understand and apply a problem-solving procedure to solve problems using Newton's laws of motion.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Normal, Tension, and Other Examples of Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to define normal and tension forces. They will apply Newton's laws of motion to solve problems involving a variety of forces and use trigonometric identities to resolve weight into...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Flying With Style

For Teachers 10th - 12th
As students begin to understand the physics behind thrust, drag, and gravity and how these relate these to Newton's three laws of motion, groups assemble and launch the rockets that they designed in the associated lesson.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Action Reaction Rocket!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a rocket that travels along a string to discover the role that Newton's Laws of Motion play in engineering.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Two Stage Balloon Rocket

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars will build a multi-stage balloon rocket that they can launch across the classroom while learning about real space flight and Newton's laws of motion.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides alternative or additional tier-one learning options for students learning about projectile motion.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Universal Law of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using Newton's Law of Gravity and the equations of uniform circular motion, students solve problems involving the force of gravity.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock a Bye Pendulum

For Teachers 3rd
Activity uses scientific process to explore the effects of force on an object in motion.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 4.2 Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define mass and inertia and to understand Newton's First Law of Motion: There exists an inertial frame of reference such that a body at rest remains at rest, or, if in motion, remains in...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 4.4 Newton's Third Law of Motion: Symmetry in Forces

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand Newton's third law of motion and apply Newton's third law to define systems and solve problems of motion.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Inertia and Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
This is part of a lesson on Newton's Laws of Motion that focuses on inertia and mass. It restates Newton's first law of motion. The lesson also gives a helpful visual description concerning friction.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's Second Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's second law of motion and the effects of force and mass on acceleration. Direct and inverse relationships between force, mass and acceleration.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Science, Optics & You: Sir Isaac Newton

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), a scientist whose impact is felt in many disciplines today. His laws of motion are integral to basic physics, and he co-invented calculus.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Newton's Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Newton's Pendulum will Bill Nye as you watch this demonstration of some of the most fundamental laws of physics and mechanics. [0:52]
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Newton's Laws

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains Newton's Laws of Motion. Students are given definitions, practical examples and assessed on their knowledge.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Finding Individual Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Isaac Newton

For Students 9th - 10th
Profile of Isaac Newton, with a description of his scientific theories, the impact he had on the world of science in his day, and the influence his ideas still have in the world today.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Amusement Park Physics: Roller Coaster

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Newton's Laws of Physics, g-force, the causes of motion sickness, and more by reading about different rides at an amusement park.
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Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Angry Birds Are Mad About Physics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learn about catapults and Newton's laws of motion.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Inertia: An Object in Motion Will Tend to Stay in Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is a take off of Galileo's experiment with the inclined planes to show that an object in motion would stay in a straight line motion if no outside forces acted were acting on it. In this version, students will roll a ball...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Projectile Motion: Creating a Catapult

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is for 9th grade physical science students. It begins with an inquiry-based lesson using a projectile motion computer simulation. It culminates with students building a catapult; applying and connecting science knowledge from...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Motion Pretest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will take a pretest to assess their knowledge about motion in a physical science class.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Newton's 3rd Law: Coin Flick

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this elementary physics investigation, students explore Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: To every action there is an equal & opposite reaction. Pairs of students will line up 5 pennies, (touching each other), between 2 rulers. The row...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Newton's Third Law of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students find out about Newton's Third Law of Motion, and explore situations involving multiple objects.

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