Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics in Two Dimensions: Projectile Motion

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to identify and explain the properties of a projectile, such as acceleration due to gravity, range, maximum height, and trajectory; determine the location and velocity of a projectile at...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: One Dimensional Kinematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using only two of our fundamental units, time and displacement students will build a framework to predict the motion of objects, starting with one dimensional motion.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Rotational Kinematics and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This module is the introduction to model rotational motion. All of the concepts are conveniently recast into forms that have the same mathematical forms as their translational counterparts.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics: Falling Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the effects of gravity on objects in motion, describe the motion of objects that are in free fall, and calculate the position and velocity of objects in free fall.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics: Graphical Analysis of One Dimensional Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Angular Kinematics Review

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to reviewing over the angular kinematics equations and skills. Also, site includes how to choose the best angular kinematics formula.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical physics course highlighting Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Course introduces the physics of Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the "twin paradox", and E=mc2. Course features suggested readings,...
Online Course
Learn AP Physics

Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Kinematics

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews kinematics including one and two dimensional motion and vectors. Site contains links to video lectures and practice problems.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Physics I: Classical Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a classic mechanics course taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course teaches modern physics, thermal physics, fluid mechanics, solids mechanics, celestial mechanics, momentum,...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Graphs and Ramps Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Students construct a ramp along which a ball rolls in order to match the given graph. As the ball rolls along the ramp, the motion is plotted in real time, allowing the learner to make adjustments to the ramp in order to successfully...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Vector Walk

For Students 9th - 10th
Three different motions are presented to the learner in this interactive, with the challenge of determining the distance traveled and the overall displacement for each.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations/problem Solving

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, investigate the process of using the equations to determine unknown information about an object's motion.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 3.1 Kinematics in Two Dimensions: An Introduction

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to observe that motion in two dimensions consists of horizontal and vertical components and understand the independence of horizontal and vertical vectors in two-dimensional motion.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore illustrated examples and try some practice acceleration problems to better understand this vector quantity in physics.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Representing Free Fall by Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics tutorial, the motion of a free-falling motion will be represented using position versus time and velocity versus time graphs.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: How Fast? And How Far?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students understand the physics of a free falling object through these illustrated example problems.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Bowling Alley

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand how the transition from slipping to rolling occurs in the context of a thrown bowling ball using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [4:09]
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Speed and Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive module, describe and explain the motion of objects that either move in circles or can be approximated to be moving in circles. Kinematic concepts and motion principles will be applied to the motion of objects in...
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Amusement Park Physics: The Principles of Free Fall

For Students 9th - 10th
An article describing free fall principles in roller coaster rides. In addition to the explanation of free fall, an experiment is described that allows you to test free fall with a cup of water. Part of a larger presentation on roller...
Activity
Physics World

Physics World: Contextual Physics in Ocean Park

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Circular Motion Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide on circular motion covers key terms, centripetal force, linear vs. circular motion, precession, and equations. Includes four example problems with detailed solutions. The guide is available for download with free...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Interpreting Velocity Time Graphs [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A printable worksheet for students to practice describing one-dimension motion using velocity-time graphs.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Passing Lane: Velocity vs. Time Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
An animated velocity-time graph demonstrates the motion of two cars where one is passing the other.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Relating the Shape to the Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of motion diagrams with corresponding velocity-time graph sketched and explained. Near the end of this page, a few practice problems are given.