TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Car Collision Testing & Tradeoffs: Don't Crack Humpty
Student groups are provided with a generic car base on which to design a device/enclosure to protect an egg as it rolls down a ramp at increasing slopes. During this activity, student teams design, build and test their prototype...
NASA
Nasa Glenn Research Center: Rocket Car (Class Activity)
Students discover Newton's Third Law of Motion by constructing a rocket car.
NASA
Nasa: The Way Things Fall
This site from NASA compares free falling motion to falling with air resistance. Discusses Galileo's experiment. Explains why we believe all objects free fall with the same acceleration.
Physics Central
Physics Central: Physics by the Fire: Match Stick Rocket
Match stick rockets makes a great demonstrations to show students Newton's third law. By covering a match with tin foil, students can see the reaction thrust as the molecules escaping the matchstick are propelled into the air. Lesson...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Physics 240: Science and Engineering I
A collection of video lectures from a physics for science and engineering course taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The course discusses the concepts of mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat and thermodynamics in thirty-five...
Walter Fendt
Walter Fendt: Model of a Carousel: Centripetal Force
This resource features an applet that models the motion of a carousel ride at an amusement park to demonstrate centripetal force. The motion parameters can be modified and seen in the animation.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: The Car and the Wall
The Physics Classroom uses an animation of a car crash to lead its discussion on the law of inertia.
NASA
Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics
This site from NASA discusses application of Newton's first law of motion to airplane motion. Includes a graphic and an accompanying explanation.
University of Maryland
University of Marylad: Computer Tutorials in Physics: Air Resistance
This site has a discussion of a college physics project in which the motion of an object under the influence of air resistance was modeled and studied. Procedure and modeling software are described and the results and the findings are...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Top Gun Over Moscow
An online exhibit investigating the sensations experienced by a cockpit pilot in a Russian aircraft. Focuses on G-forces and apparent weightlessness.
Physics World
Physics World: Contextual Physics in Ocean Park
After downloading the "Motion Video Analysis" software, users can collect data about moving object's position from digital movie clips. This collection of data will allow them to plot motion graphs and draw conclusions about physics in...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Introduction to a System: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces the concept a systems and explains why it is important to properly define a system. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Introduction to a System."
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Acids and Bases: Making a Film Canister Rocket
ZOOM cast members mix different amounts of baking soda and vinegar to see which combination produces the most carbon dioxide for launching a film-canister rocket. [3:23]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Drawbridge
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about torque balance in the context of a medieval drawbridge using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:47]
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Swinging Atwood's Machine Model
Variation on the standard Atwood's Machine model, where one hanging mass swings like a pendulum and the other remains stationary. Manipulate the conditions and observe the results.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gravity Force Lab
Manipulate the mass and distance of two objects to see how these properties change the gravity force.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Torque
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will learn about Torque and how to calculate Torque in various situations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Ballistics Tests
[Free Registration/Login Required] Practice with the concepts of conservation of momentum and energy by analyzing a special case of the ballistic pendulum.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Into Space!
While building and testing model rockets fueled by antacid tablets, students are introduced to the basic physics concepts on how rockets work. Students revise and improve their initial designs. Note: This activity is similar to the...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Your Age on Other Worlds
How old would you be on Mars? Venus? Have fun plugging in your birthdate to see your age on other planets then read scroll down for a full explanation.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Pop Rockets
Students design and build a paper rocket around a film canister, which is used as the engine. An antacid tablet and water are put into the canister, react to form carbon dioxide gas, and act as the pop rocket's propellant. With the lid...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Isaac Newton
(1642-1727) English natural philosopher, mathematician, and physicist most famous for gravity and his laws of motion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Walk the Tightrope
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the concept of rotational inertia [moment of inertia) by analyzing the motion of a circus tightrope walker using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also...
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