Curated OER
FRAMES OF REFERENCE: THE BASICS
Students examine the concept of frames of reference in physics: that two frames of reference, each moving with respect to the other with a constant velocity v, observe the same accelerations and therefore Newton's laws are the same in both.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Albert Einstein
A truly complete biography of the great man. Some adequate discussion of his theoretical and scientific work, but the accent here is on his personal life. Many anecdotes, many quotes from him, many references and hotlinks to other...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics
A six-lesson e-textbook covering topics in one dimension kinematics. Lessons include informational text, interactive activities, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Name That Motion Interactive
Try one of eleven challenges which present learners with an animated motion of a car. After viewing the motion, match it to the correct description. Feedback is immediate and multiple attempts to get the description correct are allowed.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Driven Pendulum With Phase Space
Illustrate the physics of a pendulum with this simulated exercise which examines the variation of a moving pendulum, its phase space, and its Poincare section.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion Distance & Displa [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where students practice describing an object's motion.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describe Motion With Speed & Velocity Pdf
A printable, high-school level instructional activity with physics problems which allows students to practice describing motion using speed and velocity.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Acceleration [Pdf]
Use this printable physics activity which allows learners to practice problems describing motion using acceleration.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion With Diagrams [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where students practice describing motion using diagrams.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion With Position Time[pdf]
A printable, high-school level learning exercise with physics problems which allows students to practice describing motion with position-time graphs.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion With Velocity Tim [Pdf]
Use this printable physics worksheet which allows students to practice problems describing motion with velocity-time graphs.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describing Motion Graphically [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where students practice describing motion graphically.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Graphing Summary [Pdf]
Printable physics notes which allow students to review a graphing summary for motion in one dimension.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Graphing Mathematical Ana [Pdf]
A collection of high-school level physics problems with an emphasis on kinematics where students practice kinematic graphing with mathematical analysis.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Motion Problems [Pdf]
A printable, high-school level physics worksheet which allows students to practice motion problems for motion in one dimension.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Free Fall [Pdf]
Use this printable physics learning exercise which allows students to practice problems describing motion in a free fall.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Graph That Motion Interactive
Apply the principles of kinematic graphing to match the motion of eleven objects with their corresponding graphical descriptions. Students must understand how the shape of position-time and velocity-time graphs relate to a motion.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Graphs and Ramps Interactive
Students construct a ramp along which a ball rolls in order to match the given graph. As the ball rolls along the ramp, the motion is plotted in real time, allowing the learner to make adjustments to the ramp in order to successfully...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Vector Walk
Three different motions are presented to the learner in this interactive, with the challenge of determining the distance traveled and the overall displacement for each.
Libre Text
Libre Texts: Physics: What Was Wrong With Classical Mechanics?
An overview of many parts of classical mechanics theories and formulas from black body radiation to the Uncertainty Principle. A reference for equations.
Physics4kids
Physics 4 Kids: Motion/mechanics Overview Quiz
Take this ten question multiple choice quiz on motion and mechanics.