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Bc Open Textbooks: Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator

For Students 11th - 12th
This resource examines how to determine the maximum speed of an oscillating system. It discusses how the concept of law of energy can be applied in solving these types of problems.
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Unit Plan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Force and Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The activity investigates conservation of energy. Some topics explored are friction, kinetic energy, conservation of energy, and potential energy. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Jumping Joe Simple With Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find the distance that Joey will travel as a projectile based on the kinetic energy that he possesses.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice W/ Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating kinetic energy.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Pushing It Off a Cliff

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson 2 moves into the Research and Revise step and focuses on the conservation of energy solely between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy. Students start out with a virtual laboratory, and then move into the notes and...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: It's Tiggerific!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In Lesson 3, as part of the Research and Revise step, students investigate potential energy held within springs (elastic potential energy). Class begins with a video of either spring shoes or bungee jumping. Students then move on into...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Preschool Races

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between rotational and translational kinetic energy, and how each are exchanged when objects roll down inclined ramps using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Rotational Kinematics Energy: Jersey Sure 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the stopping location for a prize wheel at the Jersey Shore. Requires rotational kinematics equations and the equations for rotational kinetic energy.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Work, Energy, and Power

For Students 9th - 10th
The mathematical model for the relationships between work and energy serves to model physical problems and, more importantly, predict natural and man-made phenomena. Students discover the relationships which serve as a powerful...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Billy on Hill (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a sled. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and then lose some energy on a hill. They will then lose the remaining energy on a level surface. You have to...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Billy on Hill (Level 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a sled. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and it will turn into KE without loss. They will then lose their energy on a level surface at the bottom of a...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Average Kinetic Energy and Rms Speed Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
This program asks students to determine the average KE of a gas molecule in a sample and then find the rms speed of the particles that make up the sample.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter explains what happens during a one-dimensional inelastic collision, what a perfectly inelastic collision is, collisions in sports, and...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Elastic Collisions in One Dimension

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter explains what happens during a one-dimensional elastic collision, what internal kinetic energy is and how it can be expressed, and how to...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Jumping Joe

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a BMX bike. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and then convert it into KE. They will then hit a ramp and become a projectile. You have to predict how far...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hybrid Vehicle Design Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This module is written for a first-year algebra-based physics class, though it could easily be modified for conceptual physics. It is intended to provide hands-on activities to teach the overarching concept of energy, as it relates to...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Mass of Particle in Magnetic Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the mass and KE of a particle trapped in a magnetic field given the charge of the particle as well as the speed and strength of the field.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Perfectly Inelastic Collision

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will need to determine the amount of KE lost in a perfectly inelastic collision.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Pressure and Temperature

For Students 11th - 12th
A college textbook section that explores the kinetic theory. Learn how the kinetic theory relates to ideal gas law and thermal energy. Section includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure understanding. Book can...
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Ideal and Real Gas Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The ideal gas law is stated and explained at this site from the Towson University. It is then used to derive the other gas laws (Charles, Boyle's, Gay-Lussac's, Avogadro's, combined, etc.). Other gas law relationships are discussed....
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Online Course
Other

Fearof Physics: Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for some more explanantion on a topic covered in physics class? This site contains videos that explore some physics concepts. Videos are broken down by topics. Some videos also give examples on how to solve problems.
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Article
Cuemath

Cuemath: Temperature

For Students 6th - 8th
The article explains temperature. Specifically, you will learn about the temperature scale, temperature scale conversions, and the types of instruments used to measure temperature. Included are solved examples and interactive problems...
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Website
Purdue University

General Chemistry Topic Review/heat

For Students 9th - 10th
Heat is defined and explained; the concept of heat is related to the kinetic motion of particles and to temperature. Heat capacity and specific heat are explained. Sensible heat is compared to latent heat; reference is made to the heat...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Daredevil Ball Jump Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Construct a device to measure the height of a bounced ball, then compare the bouncing heights of various types of balls. Record the results on a chart.