Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 4.3 Newton's Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System
By the end of this section, you will be able to define net force, external force, and system; understand Newton's second law of motion; and apply Newton's second law to determine the weight of an object.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Fictitious Forces and Non Inertial Frames: The Coriolis Force
By the end of this section, you will be able to discuss the inertial frame of reference, discuss the non-inertial frame of reference, and describe the effects of the Coriolis force.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Force and Newton's Laws: Section Summary
This page summarizes each section of Chapter 4: Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion in the AP Physics online text. These include Newton's three laws of motion and application of those and other forces.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Forces: Moving Charges in Magnetic Fields
Learners investigate moving charges in magnetic fields. Some topics explored in the activities are Lorentz force, motion of a charge, and magnetic fields. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters,...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Newton's Laws and Electrical Force
How do Newton's Laws connect with electrical forces? This overview illustrates how they blend together. After studying this explanation, test understanding with the review questions provided.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Mathematics of Satellite Motion
The mathematics associated with the motion of satellites is described. Equations (for period, velocity, acceleration and force) are stated, symbols described, and sample problems solved. Includes five practice problems with solutions and...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Physics/mechanics (Force and Motion)
A collection of mechanics activities. Many pertain to Newton's laws of motion. Step-by-step directions provided with illustrations. Great for teacher demos or student projects.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton's three laws are deceptively simple, but they are the underpinning of all of physics and govern the mechanics all of your actions in everyday life. Take an in-depth look at these laws in this learning module.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Force and Motion
This article helps students learn about Newton's laws of motion and the properties of force.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Vectors and Motion
Learn more about the properties of velocity, acceleration, and force vectors in this illustrated article.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Further Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
In the following interactive students will begin to apply problem-solving techniques to solve for quantities in more complex systems of forces. They will also integrate concepts from kinematics to solve problems using Newton's laws of...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kinematics: Graphical Analysis of One Dimensional Motion
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe a straight-line graph in terms of its slope and y-intercept, determine average velocity or instantaneous velocity from a graph of position vs. time, determine average or...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Physics: Centripetal Force
In the following interactive students will begin to calculate coefficient of friction on a car tire. They will also calculate ideal speed and angle of a car on a turn.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Analysis of Forces
This study information helps students apply Newton's third law and understand forces.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 4.8 Extended Topic: The Four Basic Forces: An Introduction
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand the four basic forces that underlie the processes in nature: gravitational, electromagnetic, weak nuclear, strong nuclear forces.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Types of Motion
Learn about the study of mechanics, motion, the laws of motion, and the different types of motions.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Relativity and the Cosmos
This well-written explanation of relativity includes animations and pictures which may be helpful in understanding a tough topic.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Analyzing Forces and Motion Graphs by Riding an Elevator
A high school physics lab on classical mechanics in which students study force versus time and acceleration versus time. Students need access to an elevator to complete the experiments. A lab handout is provided.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Problem Solving Strategies for Newton's Laws of Motion
By the end of this section, you will be able to apply a problem-solving procedure to solve problems using Newton's laws of motion.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Orbits and Gravitation
A page describing the physics, mathematics, and historical figures associated with planetary motion, satellite motion, and universal gravitation.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Understanding Plate Motions
The U.S. Geological Survey provides descriptions and illustrations for the plate boundaries of the Earth's surface.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Spring and Mass Model
An interactive tool where students can explore how a spring behaves, and how changing the elasticity, mass, push/pull force, and friction affect its motion or period. As the spring moves, its motion is shown on a distance-time graph.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Balloon Blast
In the following lesson students are asked to devise a plan to measure the distance of a balloon's flight, predict the direction a balloon will travel as it deflates, learn about Newton's Laws of Motion, experience Newton's Third Law,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain Earth's gravitational force, describe the gravitational effect of the Moon on Earth, discuss weightlessness in space, and understand the Cavendish experiment.