Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Direction
A complete lesson/tutorial on vectors. Learn about vector addition, vector resolution, vector components, and resultants. Numerous examples and learning exercises are provided.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Circular Acceleration
This program gives students a visual representation of why an object moving in a circle at constant speed is accelerating. This program will guide students through a method of calculating the circular acceleration based on the change in...
PBS
Pbs: A Classical and Relativistic Trip to a Black Hole
This PBS site is a classroom activity that takes a trip to a black hole. Students apply calculations on distance, velocity, acceleration, time, circular motion, density, and more.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Vectors and Motion
Learn more about the properties of velocity, acceleration, and force vectors in this illustrated article.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Distance and Speed of Rolling Objects
This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Circular Motion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following lesson students will be asked to analyze and describe accelerated motion in two dimensions using equations including circular examples.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Free Fall
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use this opportunity to understand accelerated motion in two dimensions, free fall.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Acceleration
Kids learn about acceleration in the science of physics and the laws of motion including units and measurement. How to calculate it from the change in velocity over the change in time.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Physics 240: Science and Engineering I
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Goalie
[Free Registration/Login Required] This hockey simulation addresses the question of how to force an object to move in a circle.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Motion/forces in Two Dimensions: Projectile's Trajectory
This illustrated tutorial discusses the horizontal and vertical components of a projectile's motion; specific attention will be given to the presence/absence of forces, accelerations, and velocity.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kinematics: Graphical Analysis of One Dimensional Motion
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe a straight-line graph in terms of its slope and y-intercept, determine average velocity or instantaneous velocity from a graph of position vs. time, determine average or...
Learn AP Physics
Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Kinematics
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews kinematics including one and two dimensional motion and vectors. Site contains links to video lectures and practice problems.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics
A six-lesson e-textbook covering topics in one dimension kinematics. Lessons include informational text, interactive activities, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation: Problems and Exercises
This page offers a list of 50 problems/exercises to solve based on the content of Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation from the AP Physics online text.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Circular, Satellite, Rotational: Uniform Circular Motion
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.
Other
St. Chris Physics: The Physics of Skydiving
This illustration provides an overview of the scientific process of when a skydiver steps out of a plane.
Other
Institute of Physics: Practical Physics: Speed Time Graphs to Find an Equation
An illustrated example of a speed-time graph plotted with speed on the vertical axis against time on the horizontal axis.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Kinetic Energy
Kinetic energy is defined and explained--learning exercises are included to assess your understanding.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations/problem Solving
In this tutorial, investigate the process of using the equations to determine unknown information about an object's motion.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Components
Students examine examples of vectors that are directed in two dimensions- upward and rightward, northward and westward, eastward and southward, etc.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
Discover the difference between speed, velocity, and acceleration. Provides formulas and other interesting facts.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Centripetal Force Activity
In this physics activity, young scholars will simulate a race car on a circular track. Velocity, acceleration, and force vectors will be analyzed at various places along the track. As the students progress in the activity, prompts for...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Egg Drop
In this physics lab, students build a container to safely deliver two eggs from the top of the school. Students calculate average velocity, acceleration, momentum, and the amount of force as it hits the ground. If their egg breaks, they...