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Pendulum Motion

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore questions which cannot be handled with simple pendulums, and examine both the usefulness and the limitations of approximations in science. A Java applet created from a Stella model is included.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Acceleration

For Students 9th - 12th
In this acceleration worksheet, students solve 14 problems including finding work done on an object, the speed of an object, the distance traveled and the acceleration.
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Space Ship Pilot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visualize the relation between acceleration and velocity in 2 dimensions. They are introduced to Newton's first law,and Newton's second law. Students work on an exploration activity where they condsider an example of a...
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Curated OER

That Mu You Do

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discussion frictional force, kinetic friction, and static friction and the role each plays in acceleration and velocity in relationship to a car and the road on which it is traveling. Students complete lesson answering review...
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Curated OER

Simple Machines make work easier.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how simple machine work can make work easier.  In this machines instructional activity students complete an activity that shows them what makes up a machine, and how to measure displacement and velocity. 
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Curated OER

Tracking Speed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate the speed of an object, by measuring the amount of time it takes to cover a given distance, and then divide: speed=distance/time. However, the object may not have been moving at a constant rate over the given...
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It's About Time

Circular Motion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Lead your class in this exciting activity to learn more about motion and its importance. Pupils learn about a centripetal and why it is required to maintain a constant speed in a circulating moving mass. They apply the equation for...
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EngageNY

Interpreting the Graph of a Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Groups sort through NASA data provided in a graphic to create a graph using uniform units and intervals. Individuals then make connections to the increasing, decreasing, and constant intervals of the graph and relate these connections...
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Speed

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Fifth and sixth graders practice working in pairs to determine whether they can walk with constant speed. They test themselves, collect their data, draw graphs with their data collected, manipulate the data, and then draw conclusions...
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Speed and Distance

For Students 9th - 12th
In this speed worksheet, learners create time vs. distance graphs to answer questions about average speed, average velocity, and acceleration. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Battery Operated Model Car Experiments

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students time battery operated cars over a set track and determine the velocity of each type of car. They use the cars as manipulatives to demonstrate word problems involving velocity.
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Curated OER

Circular Motion: Target Practice

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students demonstrate direction of velocity of an object in circular motion. They discuss the mathematical formula, and demonstrate the formula using a string, rubber stopper and a target.
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Curated OER

Forces and Motion-The Downhill Racer

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners calculate a toy car's velocity and acceleration. In this force and motion lesson, students build ramps and attach a dropper to a toy car, which is released down the ramp. Learners calculate and graph velocity and acceleration...
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Curated OER

Forces and Pressure

For Students 6th - 12th
In this forces worksheet, students will review the different types of forces and how forces are measured. This worksheet has 9 fill in the blank, 1 short answer, and 11 multiple choice questions.
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Las Cumbres Observatory

Measuring the Age of the Universe

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Just when is the universe's birthdate? Pupils use previously collected spectra data to find the redshift and radial velocity of supernovas. They then calculate the distance before finally creating a Hubble diagram. Finally, individuals...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Motion Graphs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this motion graphs activity, learners learn about how motion of objects can be described using a graph. Students then answer 10 fill in the blank, 10 short answer, and 5 problems to solve.
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Motion Near Earth

For Students 9th - 12th
In this motion worksheet, students will match 5 physics vocabulary words relating to motion with their definitions. Then, they will review 9 statements of different motion scenarios to determine is the statement is true or false....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Physics of Flight

For Students 7th - 12th
In this flight activity, learners will review the physics behind flight including lift, acceleration, and thrust. Students will also understand the Bernoulli effect. This activity has 6 true or false, 6 short answer, and 8 matching...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Electrostatic Review Worksheet

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this electrostatic worksheet, students determine the potential of a charge that moves in an electric field. Students define a coulomb, This worksheet has 5 multiple choice questions and 2 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Frames of Reference: The Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners learn the concept of frames of reference in physics. They examine how two frames of reference, each moving with respect to the other with a constant velocity v (constant speed, constant direction).
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Laws of Motion

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore centrifugal and centripetal force. In this motion lesson, students expand on their knowledge of motion to study velocity, acceleration, and friction. Students examine multiple objects to demonstrate the laws of motion.
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#22c Airplane flight #22d Airplane flight--How High? How Fast?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils discuss the application of frames of reference to an airplane flying with a constant velocity v through the air.
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PPT
Urbana School District

Projectile and Circular Motion, Torque

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Introduce your young scholars to the concepts of circular motion, projectile motion, angular speed, simple harmonic motion, torque, center of mass, centripetal force, and Hooke's Law with a 86-slide presentation. The circular motion...
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Bowels Physics

Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 12th
Hit a bullseye with an engaging presentation about the components of projectile motion. Viewers see how horizontal and vertical motion combine to create the parabolic path of projectile motion. 

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