University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Mechanics Problems: Force Problems
This University of Minnesota site provides a series of contextually rich, real-world problems demonstrating force and Newton's second law of motion.
Utah State Office of Education
Utah State Office of Education: Rube Goldberg Activity
Contains a description, pictures, and a video of a Rube Goldberg machine in action. Also describes an activity to build a 20 step Rube Goldberg Machine.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Pascal's Principle Problem
Students must determine the force required to hold a syringe in place when a second force is trying to get it to move.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: 2 D Momentum Conservation With Energy
Students must predict the KE added to the system when a Kuiper Belt Object is hit with an explosive charge. Students must first look at the momentum of each piece after the explosion to determine the original speed of the Kuiper Belt...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Finding Speed From Impulse Graph Level 1
Students must calculate the speed of a hockey puck based on the graph of force vs. time for the impact between the stick and the puck.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Atwood Machine Problem
Students must find out the time it takes a mass on an Atwood Machine to fall a certain distance.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Forces on Elevator
Students must find out different things for an object in a elevator simply based on the force-time graph that is produced as the object rides in the elevator.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: How Strong Is It? [Pdf]
In this lesson plan learners will learn how strong a Post-it notes adhesion really is! Students will experiment pulling a Post-It note to collect quantitative data to explore the adhesive properties of the note.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newtons Laws: Rocket Sledder Interactive
Experience the effect of friction, air resistance, and applied force upon a sledder. The speed, acceleration, and force values are displayed as the sled moves. Learners can vary the mass of the sledder and the size of the parachute...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: The Value of G Interactive
Students investigate how the force of gravity varies with location on Earth. They are challenged to find the pattern in their findings.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Students study several free-body diagrams to better understand balanced and unbalanced forces.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: The Meaning of Force
This interactive physics tutorial introduces the basic meaning of force, including contact and non-contact forces.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Types of Forces
This interactive tutorial gives an in-depth introduction to a variety of forces; both contact, and non-contact.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Drawing Free Body Diagrams
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Real World Applications
In this interactive physics tutorial, students examine some real-world applications of the impulse-momentum change theorem, more specifically, some physics in action in the real world.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Calculating Work Done by Forces
Through interactive practice problems and examples, students calculate the amount of work done by forces.