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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Pop Rockets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design and build a paper rocket around a film canister, which is used as the engine. An antacid tablet and water are put into the canister, react to form carbon dioxide gas, and act as the pop rocket's propellant. With the lid...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Isaac Newton

For Students 9th - 10th
(1642-1727) English natural philosopher, mathematician, and physicist most famous for gravity and his laws of motion.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Walk the Tightrope

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the concept of rotational inertia [moment of inertia) by analyzing the motion of a circus tightrope walker using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also...
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Parachutes and Air Resistance

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
By using different materials students construct a parachute to show how air resistance slows down its fall in this lesson.
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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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Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Teaching Engineering Design With an Egg Drop

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners build a device to protect an egg and prevent it from breaking when dropped.
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Handout
University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Torque and Angular Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Words and equations are used to explain the relationship between angular acceleration and the torque exerted upon an object. Well-written; great graphics.
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Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: The Lincoln High Dive

For Students 5th - 8th
Instructions for a science demonstration of Newton's first law of motion using common supplies. Learn how to turn the demonstration into an experiment.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Whack a Stack

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate Newton's first law of motion using just a set of wood blocks.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Improperly Defining a System

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation explains why a poorly defined system can lead to incorrect answers in physics problems.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Forces in Translational Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following tutorial helps students to understand how to apply Newton's Second Law under equilibrium conditions in two dimensions.
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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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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 4.1 Development of Force Concept

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand the definition of force.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Its Conservation: Algebraic Problem Solving

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics tutorial, the law of momentum conservation will be combined with the use of a momentum table and some algebra skills to solve problems involving collisions occurring in isolated systems.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Bicycle Wheel Gyro

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of a museum exhibit in which the spinning bicycle wheel induces the rotation of a student in a rotating chair. Excellent demonstration idea.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Gyroscope

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of a museum exhibit in which the forces exerted by two gyroscope wheels are analyzed. Excellent demonstration idea.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 4.8 Extended Topic: The Four Basic Forces: An Introduction

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand the four basic forces that underlie the processes in nature: gravitational, electromagnetic, weak nuclear, strong nuclear forces.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Acceleration From Force and Mass

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate acceleration from force and mass, and force from mass and acceleration.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Lab Activity: Tops

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Illinois Institute of Technology provides a lab activity on precession and spinning tops. Designed for primary grades, but easily adapted for any level. Includes directions and assessment ideas.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What if Everyone Jumped at the Same Time?

For Students 9th - 10th
If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, what kind of physical action would it take for the earth to notice us? Check out Vsauce's video on what would happen if everyone on Earth got together and jumped. [7:13]
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Car on a Turn Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the force of friction on a car on a turn and the maximum speed the car could navigate a turn.
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Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Apps Zur Physik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, in German, offers numerous apps that illustrate common physics principles. Apps are organized into categories: mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, physics of...
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, students pretend to launch bananas from a canon to the monkeys at the zoo. The monkeys sometimes let go of the branch at the exact moment the banana is launched. So the students must determine the correct aim angle...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Velocity Time Graphs

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to draw a velocity-time graph and what it represents.

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