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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Finding Individual Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students find the value of forces acting upon objects using force equations.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: The Meaning of Force

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive physics tutorial introduces the basic meaning of force, including contact and non-contact forces.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Calculating Work Done by Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive practice problems and examples, students calculate the amount of work done by forces.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Acceleration From Force and Mass

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate acceleration from force and mass, and force from mass and acceleration.
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The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Types of Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive tutorial gives an in-depth introduction to a variety of forces; both contact, and non-contact.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Students study several free-body diagrams to better understand balanced and unbalanced forces.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, Power: Situations Involving External Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive exercises and illustrated examples, students analyze situations involving external forces.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's Third Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's Third Law of Motion - action and reaction forces and why they are not balanced forces.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Magnets

For Students 7th - 9th
A module that uses pictures, videos, reading passages, and review question to go over what a magnet and magnetic pole are, and how magnetic force is related to magnetic field. This site may require free registration to access all...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's Second Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's second law of motion and the effects of force and mass on acceleration. Direct and inverse relationships between force, mass and acceleration.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Introduction to Physical Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Introduce students to the ideas of motion and force in this hands-on lesson plan.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Atomic Force

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Atomic forces and how they interact with particles.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Drawing Free Body Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
Students practice reading situations where forces are acting upon objects in all directions and magnitudes, and then draw free-body diagrams to represent the forces. Each problem has a self-checking key linked right on the page.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion:circular Motion Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the values of speed, acceleration, and force, students explore and analyze the motion of objects in circles.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Gravity More Than a Name

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial is intended for students to strengthen their understanding of gravitation and understand the nature of this force.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Pendulum Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial investigates pendulum motion 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 interactive...