TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: May the Force Be With You: Drag
This lesson explores the drag force on airplanes. The learners will be introduced to the concept of conservation of energy and how it relates to drag. Students will explore the relationship between drag and the shape, speed and size of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Ring Around the Rosie
Students learn the concept of angular momentum and its correlation to mass, velocity and radius. They experiment with rotation and an object's mass distribution. In an associated literacy activity, students use basic methods of...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Forces, Acceleration and Newton's Laws Aqa
This lesson focuses on Newton's First Law: an object remains in the same state of motion unless a resultant force acts on it. If the resultant force on an object is zero, this means: a stationary object stays stationary; a moving object...
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Other
Usra: Lunar and Planetary Institute: Hot Spot Activity [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, young scholars will measure the distances between Hawaiian islands, and convert and graph their data to determine the speed of the Pacific Plate.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Design a Roller Coaster
An interactive lesson where students design and build their own virtual roller coaster. Choose the height of the hills. the shape of the hills. and loop to find out if you successfully used physics concepts to pass the safety and fun...
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #9 Learning Activity: Nickel Karate
An easy to do activity that investigates the basic theories of inertia. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #12 Learning Activity: Bernoulli Cans
An easy to do activity that investigates Bernoulli's principle. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #33 Learning Activity: Density Balloon
A simple activity that investigates the effect of heat on the volume of a gas. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.