Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Vertical Motion of Firework Level 3
Find the explosion height and the time to explosion for a firework that is fired vertically upward and explodes at the point where it already coming back down again. Information about the planet will be given to them so that they can...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: River Crossing Problem Level 3
Students must find out the angle they need to point the boat so that the boat moves directly across the water.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: River Crossing Problem Level 1
Students must find out the downstream distance that a boat travels when its heading relative to the water is perpendicular to the way the water is moving.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: River Crossing Problem Level 2
Students must find out the downstream distance that a boat travels when its heading relative to the water is not perpendicular to the way the water is moving.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Drone Delivery Lab
This lab is designed to have students find the relationships that govern the behavior of a package that has been released by a drone that is flying horizontally. Students will have control over the drone's height and horizontal speed....
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Football Tackle Level 1
Students must find the best angle for a tackler to run in order to reach a ball carrier most efficiently.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Angular Acceleration
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe uniform circular motion, explain nonuniform circular motion, calculate angular acceleration of an object, and observe the link between linear and angular acceleration.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Linear Momentum and Collisions
This physics tutorial aims to model and predict not the motion of just one object, but rather what happens when two or more objects collide. The concept of momentum will be the main focus of this module.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Glossary
This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Quick Circular Motion Calculations Challenge
This challenge is designed to help students move back and forth from different circular motion ideas. These ideas include frequency, rpm, period, angular speed, linear speed, total distance and total radians.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Conservation of Linear Momentum and Collisions
Students explore conservation of linear momentum and collisions. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, center of mass motion, variable mass, and momentum. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration Review
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for uniform circular motion, including centripetal acceleration and the difference between linear and angular velocity.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Making Waves
Learn how to make waves! Using a motion sensor, students will recreate distance vs. time graphs given in the lab. Lab gives a detailed procedure as well as questions that can be saved online.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 1 Part 3
Find the distance traveled by an object by looking at the velocity vs. time graph. All velocities are constant.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Mechanics Problems: Force and Linear Kinematics Problem
This University of Minnesota site provides a series of contextually rich problems pertaining to force, Newton's second law of motion, and linear kinematics.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses Newton's third law of motion in the context of rocket and jet engine propulsion. Students learn how to calculate a rocket's...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Center of Mass
Students explore center of mass. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, center of mass motion, and power. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Cl Circuit
Shows how simple harmonic motion is used in a circuit comprised of an inductor and a capacitor. Includes detailed formula derivation utilizing calculus.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse Review
Reference material that reviews how objects rotate and can have linear momentum and angular momentum. Also, learn how the angular momentum of an object can change when torque is applied to an object over time.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Center of Mass and Two Dimensional Collisions Review
A reference page that reviews two-dimensional collisions with key concepts, equations, and skills to understand center of mass motion.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Just Plane Simple
This lesson introduces students to three of the six simple machines used by many engineers. These machines include the inclined plane, the wedge and the screw. In general, engineers use the inclined plane to lift heavy loads, the wedge...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inelastic Collision Review
Review the key concepts and skills for inelastic collisions. Understand how to determine if a collision is elastic or inelastic.