Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Hooke's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Hooke's law and the strain-stress relationship is discussed and stated as an equation. The application of the law to springs is made and the elastic limit is discussed.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Hooke's Law?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about elasticity and how to determine the force exerted by a spring.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Elasticity: Stress and Strain

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will learn about Hooke's Law. They will explain this law using graphical representation between deformation and applied force and discuss the three types of deformations such as changes in length,...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Further Applications of Newton's: Elasticity: Stress and Strain

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to state Hooke's law; explain Hook's law using graphical representations between deformation and applied force; discuss the three types of deformations: changes in length, sideways shear, and...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Bow and Arrow

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find out about the physics involved in the sport of archery. Watch this animation, then experiment with your own bow and arrow to see how the data changes.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Conservative Forces and Potential Energy

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy; explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's law applies; and use the work-energy...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Classical Mechanics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the study of classical mechanics. This course focuses on Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and kinetic gas theory. Course features include a 35 video lecture series by Walter Lewin. Also link...
Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Glossary for Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity from the AP Physics online text.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Elastic Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines elastic potential energy and explains its origin. Provides an equation for computing elastic potential energy and an opportunity to practice solving problems with an...
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines and explains the concept of potential energy. Using equations and graphics to illustrate the idea, it discusses the many types of potential energy (gravitational,...
Unit Plan
Learn AP Physics

Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Oscillatory Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews oscillatory motion including simple harmonic motion, Hooke's law, harmonic motion, pendulum, and springs. Site contains links to video...
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Potential Energy and Conservative Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy. They will explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's Law applies. Students will also...
Unit Plan
University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Amplitude, Period, and Frequency

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial describing the characteristics of simple harmonic motion. Utilizes animations, mathematical equations, and interactive questions to teach essential principles.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Problems and Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of problems and exercises to solve based on the content of Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Conceptual Questions

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of 18 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This page provides a summary for each section of Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
Website
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Simple Harmonic Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore simple harmonic motion. Some topics examined in the activities are simple harmonic motion, oscillatory motion, and Hooke's law. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions....
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Gravitational Potential Energy

For Students 11th - 12th
This site defines and explains the concept of gravitational potential energy. Uses many equations and graphics to illustrate the idea. Provides an online computational practice set with immediate feedback.
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Savvas Learning

Prentice Hall: Elasticity and Fracture

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Prentice Hall companion web site for the Giancoli Physics textbook. A series of interactive questions on the topic of elasticity and fracture. Questions 11 through 19 pertain to the stress-strain relationship for elastic...
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Motion of a Mass on a Spring

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial investigates the motion of a mass on a spring and how a variety of quantities change over the course of time. Such quantities will include forces, position, velocity and energy - both kinetic and potential energy. Take the...
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University of Maryland

Thinking Problems in Oscillations and Waves: Mass on a S

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of thought-intensive, multichoice questions from the University of Maryland concerning masses on springs. A downloadable software program on the topic is also included.
Website
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Learning Center: Rigid Bodies and Rotational Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
From the companion web site for the Contemporary College Physics web site. The collection of pages indexed from this page lead to a variety of useful resources pertinent to Chapter 9 (Rigid Bodies and Rotational Motion) of the book. Such...
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Elasticity

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 30 equations which define quantities which server as measurable parameters of an object's elasticity are given. Some equations are derived and the derivations are explained. Highly technical!
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Other

University of Winnipeg: The Simple Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
The periodic motion of a pendulum is described with words and equations; little conceptual emphasis. Sample problems with solutions are provided.