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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Forces, Acceleration and Newton's Laws Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Momentum Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick activity to see how to speed up your spin on a chair.
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Website
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Special Relativity

For Students 9th - 10th
A historical approach to special relativity, giving all the events and names in the history of discovery of special relativity. Many links to these individuals.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Kinetic energy is defined and explained--learning exercises are included to assess your understanding.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial introduces the concept of electric currents. Take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
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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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Activity
University of Oregon

Uo: Cannon Simulator: Experimental Instructions

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual experiment is designed to let the student measure the relation between muzzle velocity (which determines projectile energy), gravitational potential and the effects of frictional drag caused by wind speed blowing opposite to...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ucla: Speed and Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the meaning of velocity in terms of a graphical representation. Calculus-based discussion. Good graphics.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Cas Your Girl Friend

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students find the time a man takes to catch a moving train. They solve the problem with and without using calculus.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Blood Flow in the Arteries

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage will test your knowledge on speed and velocity.
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Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Altura Maxima Y Alcance [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Perform oblique releases and observe the horizontal range and the maximum height of the projectile.
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Article
Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Mechanics and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Motion is one of the key topics in physics. Everything in the universe moves. It might only be a small amount of movement and very very slow, but movement does happen. Don't forget that even if you appear to be standing still, the Earth...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: History and Working Principle of the Anemometer

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what an anemometer is used for and the different models that have been developed since it was first invented.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Projectile Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of projectile motion, of which they are often familiar from life experiences,such as playing sports such as basketball or baseball, even though they may not understand the physics involved. Students...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinetic Theory: Atomic & Molecular Explanation of Pressure & Temp

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to express the ideal gas law in terms of molecular mass and velocity; define thermal energy; calculate the kinetic energy of a gas molecule, given its temperature; describe the relationship...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Ultrasound

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define acoustic impedance and intensity reflection coefficient, describe medical and other uses of ultrasound technology, calculate acoustic impedance using density values and the speed of...
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Study Guide
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Instantaneous Rates of Change

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Prepare for the AP Calculus exam by reviewing the most common relationships that are used in calculus. Formulas and examples are provided.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
A GIF animation comparing the motion of three cars. A graphical depiction is given. Includes three thoughtful questions with answers in a pop-up menu.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: One Dimensional Kinematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using only two of our fundamental units, time and displacement students will build a framework to predict the motion of objects, starting with one dimensional motion.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Vernier a Speedy Slide With Easy Data App and Cbr 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use a CBR 2 motion detector to determine their speed or velocity going down a playground slide. They will also experiment with different ways to increase their speed going down the slide.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Circular Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Chesapeake Interactive Modeling Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Understand the basic characteristics of circulation in the Chesapeake Bay, by allowing students to change the wind speed and velocity, and the freshwater forcing through a number of subestuaries, and observe the resulting surface height,...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Energy and Momentum Conservation Level 2 (Elastic Collision)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will be given only the starting speeds of the two objects and that they will have an elastic collision. From this they must figure out the velocities of both cars after the collision.

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