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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: The Law of Action Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through examples and practice problems, this interactive tutorial helps students understand the Law of Action-Reaction as it has to do with Newton's Laws.
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Online Course
Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Physics 200: Fundamentals of Physics: Kepler's Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This lecture explains Kepler's Three Laws of motion. Application of these laws are made to planetary movements around the sun. The lecture is available in multiple formats (audio, video, written transcript). Practice problems are also...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Everglades Airboat

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about Newton's 2nd Law- the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration, for a wind-powered boat.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Applying Newton's Laws

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how Newton's Laws apply to rocketry. Discover how rockets work, including the engines and propellants.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Third Law of Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Illinois Institute of Technology site is a lesson plan and lab that utilizes a toy rocket to investigate Newton's third law. Includes directions and practical applications.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Newton's Three Laws

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This technology-based lesson will review Newton's three laws of motion. After reviewing the laws, the students will be divided into three groups. Each group will be assigned one of Newton's laws and asked to create a presentation...
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Apple, the Moon, and the Inverse Square Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes the logic behind the development of Newton's law of universal gravitation. Beginning with Johannes Kepler and his three laws of planetary motion, content walks the reader through Newton's thought process and development of this...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation: Problems and Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
This page offers a list of 50 problems/exercises to solve based on the content of Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation from the AP Physics online text.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
See how forces affect various items that are pushed or pulled.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This page provides a summary for each section of Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Conceptual Questions

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of 18 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Problems and Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of problems and exercises to solve based on the content of Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Types of Motion

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about the study of mechanics, motion, the laws of motion, and the different types of motions.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: The First Law of Motion: The Tower of Coins

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn about inertia in this simple experiment. They create a stack of twelve round objects, beginning with nickels, and try to remove the bottom object without toppling the tower. Various tools are provided for them to use for...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Inertia: An Object in Motion Will Tend to Stay in Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is a take off of Galileo's experiment with the inclined planes to show that an object in motion would stay in a straight line motion if no outside forces acted were acting on it. In this version, young scholars will roll a...
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Kepler's Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
An outstanding page describing Kepler's three laws of planetary motion.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Newton's 2nd Law: Inquiry Approach

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students test Isaac Newton's ideas on the nature of motion, in particular his 2nd Law. The emphasis is on the process of science, investigation, and experimentation, not the results. Students must come up with their own...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Athletics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate a variety of applications of circular motion principles to the world of sports, and use Newton's laws to mathematically analyze such motions. The emphasis will not be upon an investigation of the details of every...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Multiple Choice Planetary Motion Study Cards

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Kepler's Laws 1,2,3 including eccentricity of elliptical orbits. Good for reviewing planetary motions (NYS Earth Science).
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Projectile Motion: Creating a Catapult

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is for 9th grade physical science learners. It begins with an inquiry-based lesson using a projectile motion computer simulation. It culminates with students building a catapult; applying and connecting science knowledge from...
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eBook
Libre Text

Uc Davis Geo Wiki: Newton's 2nd Law

For Students 9th - 10th
The wind blowing over your house, the Gulf Stream flowing into the North Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Europe, the jet stream at 10 km altitude. All these different flows in the atmosphere and in the ocean can be understood using ideas...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Law of Inertia the Truck and Ladder

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the basics of the law of inertia with this short tutorial and accompanying animation which demonstrates the motion.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Spring Thing: Newton's Second Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' use a force sensor and a motion detector to collect force and acceleration data for an object moving up and down hanging from a spring. They use the data to test Newton's second law, and to estimate the mass...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Projectile Motion: Predicting Point of Impact

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss forces acting on objects in a trajectory motion. They review notes, study equations, solve projectile motion problems, and determine experimentally the impact point of a ball in projectile motion.

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