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Bscs: Forces and Motion Content Background Document

For Teachers K - 1st
In this document, we will try to answer a fundamental question of physical science, "Why do things start to move, slow down, speed up, stop moving or change direction?" In answering these core questions we can develop concepts that can...
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 4 Ps3 1: Motion Energy

For Teachers 4th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 4-PS3-1: motion energy.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc:investigating Friction:investigate How the Force of Friction Opposes Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this investigation, students will learn that speed, velocity, and changes in velocity are the result of the action of forces on objects such as friction. They will be able to explain how the force of friction opposes motion by...
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Physics4kids

Physics4 kids.com: Velocity, Motion and Speed Oh My

For Students 5th - 9th
This brief overview distinguishes speed and velocity. Vectors are explained along with acceleration and gravitation. Diagrams are used to help explain these concepts.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Focusing Your Flash for 'Freezing' Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's an interesting flash photography project. With an inexpensive Fresnel lens, you can concentrate the light from your flash. You'll be able to shoot with a smaller aperture and a shorter flash duration. This will give you a greater...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Motion in 2 D

For Students 9th - 10th
Try the new "Ladybug Motion 2D" simulation for the latest updated version of the original game. Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Types of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will distinguish between and/or interpret the types of motion.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Motion of an Object in a Viscous Fluid

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to calculate the Reynolds number for an object moving through a fluid, explain whether the Reynolds number indicates laminar or turbulent flow, and describe the conditions under which an...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion:circular Motion Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the values of speed, acceleration, and force, students explore and analyze the motion of objects in circles.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring Speed of Moving Objects With Stroboscopic Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
A strobe light can illuminate an entire room in just tens of microseconds. Inexpensive strobe lights can flash up to 10 or 20 times per second. This project shows you how to use stroboscopic photography to analyze motion.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Drop and Pop Energy and Speed Exploration

For Students 4th
Fourth graders use a toy to make observations that speed is related to the amount of energy in an object as well as work with gravitational and elastic potential energy.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: 2 D Projectile Motion: Vectors and Comparing Multiple Trajectories

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice problems dealing with displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors for horizontally launched projectiles. In these practice problems, students will compare initial speed and time in the air for multiple projectiles.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Swing Low: Investigate the Motion of a Pendulum

For Students 3rd - 5th
Kids love to ride the swings at the playground. The back-and-forth motion of a swing demonstrates the physics of a pendulum. In this experiment, you will investigate the factors that affect the speed and duration of a pendulum's swing.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: At the Speed of Bowling

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lab students will measure the energy of a bowling ball with vernier motion detectors. The students will calculate the energy of the ball at the beginning, mid point, and end of a bowling alley. Students will inquire about the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Motion: Speed of Automobiles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will determine the speed of a moving vehicle using a stopwatch and meter stick, then convert the measurement from meters/sec to miles/hr. After completing this activity, students should understand average...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on how to calculate average speed and distance traveled. It also explains how to convert different units of measure and provides a link to an assessment.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Describing Motion With Words

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from the Glenbrook South High School gives a nice review and detailed explanation of velocity, speed, distance, displacement, and acceleration. A good introduction to the "language of Kinematics."
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Equations of Motion Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
You will be adjusting different parameters, such as speed and time accelerating, in this lab to see how they affect the motion of your car. Record the data and then reset your system to make desired changes.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Speed of Horizontal Projectile

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the horizontal speed of a projectile based on the distance that it travels and other given information. Students must find the time of flight and put it in milliseconds. Finally, students must find the final...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hot Wheelin' With Speed, Acceleration, and Data Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lab, students investigate the motion of toy cars and collect data to analyze the speed of the vehicle between various points and overall speed.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Bumps and Buckles: A Lesson on Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this physics lesson, the students will be learning that motion can be changed when a car goes down a ramp. By adding "speed bumps" in different lengths away from the ramp, they will observe what happens to their car. Students will...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Motion: Investigating Motion Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students investigate motion graphs. Students predict what the distance-time graph and velocity time graph would look like for a student walking across the room for three different scenarios.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular, Satellite, Rotational: Uniform Circular Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Uniform circular motion can be described as the motion of an object in a circle at a constant speed. This animation depicts this by means of a vector arrow.
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Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Uniform Circular Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This app simulates circular movement and demonstrates how the position, speed, acceleration, and the applied force vary depending on the time. You may choose the option "slow animation" to make the movement ten times slower. You can also...

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