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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
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Acceleration of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
The practice problems and illustrated examples in this tutorial help students understand the acceleration of gravity. The 'Value of g' widget the tutorial refers to can be found in the Interactives section (link is in side-bar) under...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: The Big Misconception

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the ideas behind the misconception and misunderstanding of why all objects accelerate at the same rate. This explanation involves the concepts of force and mass.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this outline to find out about Newton's Laws of Motion. Use the different lesson plans covering the laws of motion to learn more.
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Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics Section Summary

For Students 10th - 12th
This is a summary of the main topics for AP Physics Chapter 2 Kinematics. These include Displacement; Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems; Time, Velocity, and Speed; Acceleration; Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One...
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.
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Website
Other

University of Alaska: Terminal Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
University of Alaska physics professor site explaining the concept of terminal velocity. Uses the terminal velocities of humans and cats for comparison. Site contains an interesting graph of the percent fatalities versus stories fallen.
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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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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are the Kinematic Formulas?

For Students 9th - 10th
Featured are the kinematic formulas or main equations you can use to analyze situations with constant acceleration.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics Problems & Exercises

For Students 10th - 12th
This page provides problems and exercises for each section of Chapter 2: Kinematics. There are 64 questions listed by section titles.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Freefall Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key concepts and skills for acceleration due to gravity, including analyzing motion of objects in freefall.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: What Is Chemistry?

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students find out about the history of chemistry, from the rise and fall of the alchemists to modern day implications of the use of chemicals and technology.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Modeling Pendulums Using Computational Thinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this demonstration, students learn how to use computational thinking to discover the laws which govern a pendulum's swing.