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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core physical science concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, and videos.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Aerodynamics: What Causes Lift?

For Students 9th - 10th
How does an airplane stay aloft when upside down? This media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site offers an explanation based on Newton's third law of motion.
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Activity
Other

Federal Aviation Administration: Anti Gravity Marble [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This experiment examines Newton's Second Law of Motion. Learn how centrifugal and centripetal force help to keep a marble in a can when turned upside down.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses Newton's third law of motion in the context of rocket and jet engine propulsion. Students learn how to calculate a rocket's...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Force: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to state Newton's third law of motion, explain the principle involved in propulsion of rockets and jet engines, derive an expression for the acceleration of the rocket , discuss the factors...
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Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gravity Force Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation that teaches about gravitational force, Newton's Third Law, and force pairs by varying properties affect the gravitational force exerted between two objects. This simulation can either be downloaded or played...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Car Collision Testing & Tradeoffs: Don't Crack Humpty

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student groups are provided with a generic car base on which to design a device/enclosure to protect an egg as it rolls down a ramp at increasing slopes. During this activity, student teams design, build and test their prototype...
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Activity
NASA

Nasa Glenn Research Center: Rocket Car (Class Activity)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students discover Newton's Third Law of Motion by constructing a rocket car.
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eBook
NASA

Nasa: The Way Things Fall

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA compares free falling motion to falling with air resistance. Discusses Galileo's experiment. Explains why we believe all objects free fall with the same acceleration.
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Activity
Physics Central

Physics Central: Physics by the Fire: Match Stick Rocket

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Match stick rockets makes a great demonstrations to show students Newton's third law. By covering a match with tin foil, students can see the reaction thrust as the molecules escaping the matchstick are propelled into the air. Lesson...
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Physics 240: Science and Engineering I

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a physics for science and engineering course taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The course discusses the concepts of mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat and thermodynamics in thirty-five...
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Handout
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Model of a Carousel: Centripetal Force

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features an applet that models the motion of a carousel ride at an amusement park to demonstrate centripetal force. The motion parameters can be modified and seen in the animation.
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Car and the Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
The Physics Classroom uses an animation of a car crash to lead its discussion on the law of inertia.
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA discusses application of Newton's first law of motion to airplane motion. Includes a graphic and an accompanying explanation.
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Website
University of Maryland

University of Marylad: Computer Tutorials in Physics: Air Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a discussion of a college physics project in which the motion of an object under the influence of air resistance was modeled and studied. Procedure and modeling software are described and the results and the findings are...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Top Gun Over Moscow

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit investigating the sensations experienced by a cockpit pilot in a Russian aircraft. Focuses on G-forces and apparent weightlessness.
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Activity
Physics World

Physics World: Contextual Physics in Ocean Park

For Students 9th - 10th
After downloading the "Motion Video Analysis" software, users can collect data about moving object's position from digital movie clips. This collection of data will allow them to plot motion graphs and draw conclusions about physics in...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to a System: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept a systems and explains why it is important to properly define a system. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Introduction to a System."
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Acids and Bases: Making a Film Canister Rocket

For Students Pre-K - 1st
ZOOM cast members mix different amounts of baking soda and vinegar to see which combination produces the most carbon dioxide for launching a film-canister rocket. [3:23]
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Drawbridge

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about torque balance in the context of a medieval drawbridge using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:47]
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Interactive
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Swinging Atwood's Machine Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Variation on the standard Atwood's Machine model, where one hanging mass swings like a pendulum and the other remains stationary. Manipulate the conditions and observe the results.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gravity Force Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Manipulate the mass and distance of two objects to see how these properties change the gravity force.
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Lesson Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Torque

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will learn about Torque and how to calculate Torque in various situations.

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