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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Balloon Blast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In the following lesson 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 Newton's Third Law,...
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Activity
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Build a Newtonian Physics Machine

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Physics: Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to understand and apply a problem-solving procedure to solve problems using Newton's laws of motion.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Applications of Statics, Including Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 11th - 12th
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...
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Normal, Tension, and Other Examples of Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Up With All This Traffic?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Action Reaction Rocket!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a rocket that travels along a string to discover the role that Newton's Laws of Motion play in engineering.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Newton's First Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Within this resource, you will learn more about Newton's first law and real-world applications of this law.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Gravity Understanding

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module students can get a better understanding of how gravity affects our solar system.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Amusement Park Physics: Roller Coaster

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Tether Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about centripetal motion in the context of the game of tether-ball.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Loop the Loop

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: What Is Gravity and How Does It Work

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Study Guide
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Force and Newton's Laws: Problems and Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Angry Birds Are Mad About Physics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learn about catapults and Newton's laws of motion.
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Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Two Stage Balloon Rocket

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Teaching Engineering Design With an Egg Drop

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build a device to protect an egg and prevent it from breaking when dropped.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Zona Land: Mechanics and Vectors

For Students 9th - 10th
An exceptional tutorial on the topic of vectors that offers many helpful graphics, some of which are interactive.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Best Amount of Water to Fly a Bottle Rocket

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this rocket experiment, students 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 the...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Water Bottle Rockets, Etc!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this science lab, learners 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.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Water Bottle Rockets Understanding Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will design and construct a water bottle rocket. Students will demonstrate understanding of a good experimental design and analysis of results.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Balloon Racer Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This project will motivate learners to process and apply Newton's laws of motion to make their vehicle travel as far as possible
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Unit Plan
Other

Easyphysics: Chapter 4 Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Other

Easy Science for Kids: All About Force: Pushing and Pulling

For Students 2nd - 5th
Students will understand that pushes and pulls can have different strengths and directions. Students investigate the effects of these different pushes and pulls.