Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Force and Motion
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.
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My Science Site
Forces and Motion [Pdf]
This resource provides reproducibles that aide in student learning of force and motion. Also offers hands-on and cooperative learning activity ideas as well as an ESL/ELD activity. This resource is in PDF form; requires Adobe Reader.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Pirates: What Are Some Forces Around Us?
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Math Science Nucleus
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University of Colorado
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Manipulate the mass and distance of two objects to see how these properties change the gravity force.
Scholastic
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A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of gravity and inertia, and how they work together to keep objects from floating off into space.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Gravity in the Solar System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand the role of gravity in space.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Motion Glossary and Terms
Kids learn about glossary and terms in the science of physics and motion. Definitions for words such as momentum, force, work, energy, gravity, scalar, vector, power, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Newton's First Law?
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Other
Center for Education Partnerships: The Marble Roll
In this Science-athon, students try to make their marble roll the farthest across a flat surface, using their knowledge of forces, motion, and energy to guide them through their apparatus design. Teachers must enroll online.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Gravity
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Fermi Laboratory:how Strong Is the Strong Force?
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Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Testing New Suture Material
This passage will test your knowledge on the force of tension when testing a new suture material using this five-question quiz.
Read Works
Read Works: Famous Scientists Sir Isaac Newton
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a short biography of Sir Isaac Newton and his discovery of the force of gravity. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Sliding Down an Incline Plane
Here is a simulation demonstrating an object placed on an inclined plane. The user will vary the slope of the plane to see the relationship the slope has on the gravity of the object and the static friction.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Teacher's Guide: Structures
Learn about structures alongside Ruff Ruffman.
NASA
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Exploratorium
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Khan Academy
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Khan Academy
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Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for Newton's law of gravity, including how to find the gravitational field strength.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Weight?
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