Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Isaac Newton
This site from Fordham University links to excerpts of Newton's major works. Please scroll down to find the section on Newton titled "The Creation of Classical Physics." You will be able to actually read some of Newton's work! Read...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Newton's Third Law Through Film Canister Cannons
In this physics lab (best done outside), students will explore Newton's Third Law - 'For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction'. Students will fill empty 35-mm film canisters with water and part of an Alka-Seltzer tablet,...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion: Basics
See how forces affect various items that are pushed or pulled.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Newton's Mountain Model
A science simulation launches a projectile from the top of a mountain testing Newton's theory introduced in Principia.
Physics4kids
Physics4 kids.com: Newton's Laws of Motion
Get a brief overview of Newton's three laws of motion. Examples with diagrams are used to explain each law. An online quiz is available to test your understanding of these topics.
Michigan Reach Out
Nasa: Soda Pop Can Hero Engine
Students explore all three parts of Newton's Laws of Motion by observing a spinning pop can.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: Dynamics Bodies in Motion
Through an online slide-show format, learn about the physics of motion, including Newton's laws of motion.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Newton's Second Law: Constant Force Applied to a Skateboarder
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Newton's 2nd Law: Inquiry Approach
In this activity, students test Isaac Newton's ideas on the nature of motion, in particular his 2nd Law. The emphasis is on the process of science, investigation, and experimentation, not the results. Students must come up with their own...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Newton Rocket Car
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate Newton's third law of motion - which states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction - through a small wooden car. The Newton cars show how action/reaction works and how the mass...
Libre Text
Uc Davis Geo Wiki: Newton's 2nd Law
The wind blowing over your house, the Gulf Stream flowing into the North Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Europe, the jet stream at 10 km altitude. All these different flows in the atmosphere and in the ocean can be understood using ideas...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Newton's 3rd Law: Explosive Reaction Pairs
This lab can be used to introduce Newton's 3rd Law of motion - For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction (of the same magnitude). In this exercise, learners use miniature explosives to analyze actions and reactions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: First Law Simulation
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this simulation, students investigate the question of whether force is required to keep a sled moving on ice.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Physics Quizzes: Newton's Three Laws
Assess your understanding of Newton's three laws of motion and the ability to distinguish between the three with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Receive immediate feedback to your answers.
Quia
Quia: Newton's Laws Quiz
A short quiz on Newton's famous laws of motion. Has ten multiple-choice questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Newton's First Law?
Newton's First Law also called the law of inertia is the most important thing to realize about motion. This article offers more information on motion and explains solved problems involving Newton's First Law. Also included is a video...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Newton's Second Law?
Learn about the fact that forces cause acceleration in this article about Newton's Second Law. Includes examples and worked examples of problems.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Newton's First Law Review
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for Newton's first law of motion, including the difference between mass and weight.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Newton's Third Law Review
Review the key concepts and skills for Newton's third law of motion, including how to identify action-reaction pairs.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Third Law of Motion
This Illinois Institute of Technology site is a lesson plan and lab that utilizes a toy rocket to investigate Newton's third law. Includes directions and practical applications.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Newton's Second Law
[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.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: The Hobby Shop: The Rocket
Design your own virtual rocket, and then test launch it. Watch tutorials about Newton's laws of motion and rocket basics to help you improve your rocket's performance.
NASA
Nasa: Drag, Lesson 4
This video [12:28] shows how Newton's law of motion relates to the drag of an airplane. Watch as an instructor shows how the molecules colliding with the airplane create drag.
NASA
Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: How Rockets Work
In this article, learn how rockets work. Discover Newton's Law of Motion and learn how it supports rocketry.
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