In this activity young scholars simulate the movement of cargo in the bed of a truck in order to experience Newton's first law of motion.

A clear explanation of Newton's First Law of Motion, the law of inertia, with diagrams and real-world examples. Useful for both students and teachers. Written by a high school physics teacher.

Through a series of three lessons and one activity, students are introduced to inertia, forces, and Newton's three laws of motion.

Through the use of free-body diagrams and Newton's laws, students analyze the motion of two objects together.

In this lesson, students watch a video and animations that relate Isaac Newton's three laws of motion to baseball and apply what they've learned about these laws to another sport or other real-life situation. It includes formative and...

This page offers 57 problems/exercises based on the content of Chapter 4: Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws from the AP Physics online text.

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...

In this illustrated introduction of Newton's Laws of Motion, the ways in which motion can be explained will be discussed.

Young scholars are introduced to Newton's third law of motion, and then learn that engineers apply Newton's third law and an understanding of reaction forces when designing a wide range of creations, from rockets and aircraft to door...

In this student-paced module, students apply Newton's Laws of Motion to everyday life, calculate mathematical relationships involving force and motion using algebraic formulas, and understand the difference between mass and weight.

This lecture covers Newton's three laws of motion. You can watch the lecture on video or listen to audio. A transcript of the lecture and practice problems are also provided.

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.

Learn more about finding acceleration through the practices found in this lesson. "The process of determining the acceleration of an object demands that the mass and the net force are known." Check out this comprehensive site.

Pick from these hands-on lessons provided by COSI to learn more about Newton's Laws of Motion.

Physiclips thoroughly presents Newton's laws with animations and film clips.

Looks at how Newton's three laws of motion apply to an analysis of the forces being exerted when playing football.

This video describes Newton's three laws of motion and how they relate to the everyday motion of a bicycle. [3:33] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

Middle schoolers make a rocket that travels along a string to discover the role that Newton's Laws of Motion play in engineering.

Great hands on way to explain Newton's Second Law of Motion. Choose from three different Newtonian physics machines to build and test Newton's Second Law.

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.

Through illustrated examples, and interactive practice problems, students examine Newton's Third Law of Motion.

Students begin to explore the meaning of Newton's Second Law of Motion by doing several self-checking practice problems.

Through examples and practice problems, this interactive tutorial helps students understand the Law of Action-Reaction as it has to do with Newton's Laws.

Students are introduced to the concepts of force, inertia, and Newton's first law of motion: objects at rest stay at rest and objects in motion stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.This instructional activity is the...