Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Parachutes and Air Resistance
By using different materials students construct a parachute to show how air resistance slows down its fall in this lesson.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Balloon Blast
In the following instructional activity students are asked to devise a plan to measure the distance of a balloon's flight, predict the direction a balloon will travel as it deflates, learn about Newton's Laws of Motion, experience...
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Build a Newtonian Physics Machine
Great hands on way to explain Newton's Second Law of Motion. Choose from three different Newtonian physics machines to build and test Newton's Second Law.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Physics: Problem Solving Strategies
In the following interactive students will begin to understand and apply a problem-solving procedure to solve problems using Newton's laws of motion.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Applications of Statics, Including Problem Solving Strategies
From a chapter on Statics and Torque in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses how statics can be applied in the real world, and strategies for solving statics problems. Includes a question, two exercises, and a...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Normal, Tension, and Other Examples of Forces
In the following interactive students will begin to define normal and tension forces. They will apply Newton's laws of motion to solve problems involving a variety of forces and use trigonometric identities to resolve weight into...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What's Up With All This Traffic?
Expanding on the topic of objects in motion covering Newton's laws of motion, acceleration and velocity, which are taught starting in third grade, students are introduced to new concepts of speed, density, level of service (LOS) (quality...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Action Reaction Rocket!
Students make a rocket that travels along a string to discover the role that Newton's Laws of Motion play in engineering.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Newton's First Law
Within this resource, you will learn more about Newton's first law and real-world applications of this law.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Gravity Understanding
In this learning module students can get a better understanding of how gravity affects our solar system.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Amusement Park Physics: Roller Coaster
Learn about Newton's Laws of Physics, g-force, the causes of motion sickness, and more by reading about different rides at an amusement park.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Tether Ball
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about centripetal motion in the context of the game of tether-ball.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Loop the Loop
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the centripetal motion in the context of a roller coaster going through a loop-the-loop and over a hill.
Science Struck
Science Struck: What Is Gravity and How Does It Work
A very detailed look at gravitational force and the many theories that have been put forward to try to explain it. Includes lots of illustrations.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Force and Newton's Laws: Problems and Exercises
This page offers 57 problems/exercises based on the content of Chapter 4: Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws from the AP Physics online text.
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Angry Birds Are Mad About Physics
Learn about catapults and Newton's laws of motion.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Two Stage Balloon Rocket
Students will build a multi-stage balloon rocket that they can launch across the classroom while learning about real space flight and Newton's laws of motion.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Teaching Engineering Design With an Egg Drop
Learners build a device to protect an egg and prevent it from breaking when dropped.
Curated OER
Zona Land: Mechanics and Vectors
An exceptional tutorial on the topic of vectors that offers many helpful graphics, some of which are interactive.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Best Amount of Water to Fly a Bottle Rocket
In this rocket experiment, young scholars will investigate the question, "Which amount of water will cause the rocket to stay in the air the longest?" Students will compare how long the rocket was in the air with how much water was in...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Bottle Rockets, Etc!
In this science lab, students investigate Newton's Laws of Motion. They will make and fly water bottle rockets, as well as measure the height of each rocket's flight.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Bottle Rockets Understanding Energy
In this activity, learners will design and construct a water bottle rocket. Students will demonstrate understanding of a good experimental design and analysis of results.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Balloon Racer Project
This project will motivate learners to process and apply Newton's laws of motion to make their vehicle travel as far as possible
Other
Easyphysics: Chapter 4 Forces
Learners investigate forces and Newton's laws. Some topics examined are mass, friction, and Newton?s laws of motion. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.