Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Glossary for Kinematics
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in AP Physics: Chapter 2: Kinematics.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 3.1 Kinematics in Two Dimensions: An Introduction
By the end of this section, you will be able to observe that motion in two dimensions consists of horizontal and vertical components and understand the independence of horizontal and vertical vectors in two-dimensional motion.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Kinematics Conceptual Questions
This page provides practice questions on each of the conceptual content sections in AP Physics: Chapter 2: Kinematics.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Glossary for Kinematics in Two Dimensions
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions of the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 4.7 Further Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
By the end of this section, you will be able to apply problem-solving techniques to solve for quantities in more complex systems of forces and to integrate concepts from kinematics to solve problems using Newton's laws of motion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Bowling Alley
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand how the transition from slipping to rolling occurs in the context of a thrown bowling ball using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [4:09]
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Physics I: Classical Mechanics
A collection of video lectures from a classic mechanics course taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course teaches modern physics, thermal physics, fluid mechanics, solids mechanics, celestial mechanics, momentum,...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Mechanics of Solids
A collection of video lectures from a course introducing students to the mechanics of solids. Webpage includes forty-one lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary in length and...
Other
Curiosity in the Classroom: Calculating Degrees of Freedom of Robotic Arm [Pdf]
A lesson plan to explore the movement of robots. Young scholars will investigate the number of directions a robots arm can move using a simple construction set. An advance instructional activity to calculate the degrees of freedom using...
Physics World
Physics World: Contextual Physics in Ocean Park
After downloading the "Motion Video Analysis" software, users can collect data about moving object's position from digital movie clips. This collection of data will allow them to plot motion graphs and draw conclusions about physics in...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:you Can Make It on Your Own: Robo Wars
Enter a robot design competition. Assemble a motor-powered vehicle that can climb up the steepest ramp angle, using a specified selection of parts, and make improvements in the design as needed.
Learn AP Physics
Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Kinematics
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews kinematics including one and two dimensional motion and vectors. Site contains links to video lectures and practice problems.
NASA
Nasa: The Way Things Fall
This site from NASA compares free falling motion to falling with air resistance. Discusses Galileo's experiment. Explains why we believe all objects free fall with the same acceleration.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Amusement Park Physics: The Principles of Free Fall
An article describing free fall principles in roller coaster rides. In addition to the explanation of free fall, an experiment is described that allows you to test free fall with a cup of water. Part of a larger presentation on roller...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Science Italian Style: Renaissance Machines
Investigate innovative machine designs of the Renaissance, then build a hang glider by following a set of instructions. Modify the design to create a model that can fly longer distances.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Types of Motion
Learn about the study of mechanics, motion, the laws of motion, and the different types of motions.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Lab Activity, Rotational Inertia
A lab activity in which students observe the rolling of objects along an inclined plane. The the rotational inertia of the objects are compared based upon their acceleration along the incline. Directions and assessment ideas are given.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Mechanics Problems: Force and Linear Kinematics Problem
Scroll toward the bottom of this page of force and linear kinematics problems from the University of Minnesota for a series of "real life scenario" problems involving angular momentum.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Sports in Physics: Measuring Velocity in a Mini Olympic
The Illinois Institute of Technology provides this site on Physics. It is a student lab investigation in which students compare the concept and quantity of velocity to that of acceleration. Includes directions, ideas for assessment, a...