Investigating a waterwheel illustrates to middle schoolers the physical properties of energy. They learn that the concept of work, force acting over a distance, differs from power, which is defined as force acting over a distance over...

This is a summary of the information in Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources for the AP Physics I course online.

This is a list of 74 problems/exercises to solve over the content of Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources from the AP Physics online text.

This is a glossary of words and definitions of terms having to do with work, energy, and energy resources.

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,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, calculate work and explain how it relates to the overarching idea of energy.

A site maintained by A. Bloomfield, the author of "How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life." You can read old questions or ask Bloomfield your own. Great explanations of everyday physics.

In this interactive module, students learn the basic terminology and concepts of power as it has to do with work and energy.

Teams of students design, build, test, and evaluate a working watermill made from everyday materials. Lesson explores how watermills generate energy from water, while students gain an understanding of the structural engineering design...

Watch this screencast to understand the work-energy theorem in regards to energy. [8:45]

Through interactive practice problems and examples, students calculate the amount of work done by forces.

Through illustrated examples and interactive examples, students learn about the two categories of forces are referred to as internal forces and external forces.

A narrated tutorial which illustrates how the work-energy theorem can be expanded to include other kinds of energy. [10:07]

Find the change in kinetic energy from a force using the work-energy theorem.

The activity investigates conservation of energy. Some topics explored are friction, kinetic energy, conservation of energy, and potential energy. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam...

Through interactive exercises and illustrated examples, students analyze situations involving external forces.

Here you can learn all about heat flow, one of the major driving forces of nature, and how it works. It is the force behind weather, photosynthesis, animal behavior, and much more.

In this video, Peter Bohacek explains the interplay between work and power and how it can be seen in the functioning of a clock. [4:31] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

This site is from the Physics Department at Georgia State University. The conservation of energy as a fundamental conservation law is presented and compared to other conservation laws (momentum and angular momentum). Links to further...

This site is from the Physics Department at Georgia State University. The reliance upon the law of conservation of energy as an approach to problem-solving is presented and encouraged. It is modeled through a problem involving a...

The orbits of satellites are described and an energy analysis is performed. Kinetic, potential and total mechanical energy are explained and applied to the motion of satellites.

This lab is designed to have students discover the relationship between the work that is done by a force and the speed gained by the object experiencing the force. Students can adjust the strength of the force. They can decide how much...

Describes the definition and relationships between force, work and power. Includes nice drawings to increase conceptual understanding.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will learn to calculate work and explain how it relates to the overarching idea of energy.