Elastic Force Teacher Resources

Students identify and describe the building blocks that make up an atom. They also compare the ages of atoms to the ages of the materials they compose,as well as, give examples that illustrate the small size of atoms.

Students describe how cosmic rays achieve high kinetic energy via conservation of momentum.

Students explore the story of the Little Red Hen. They listen to and discuss the story, create puppets and retell the story, and make bread using a bread in a bag recipe.

Students work together designing and building their own beams. They discover the concepts of stress and strain. They participate in a competition to determine the best beam.

Students explore the motion of a toy bungee jumper using the scientific method. They view a video of a bungee jumper and discuss what can be measured about a bungee jump. Students discuss the scientific mehtod and how to design an...

Learners explore online tutorial on polymers. In this chemistry lesson, they create two polymers in the lab and compare their properties. They write a sales letter about their new and improved polymer product.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of elasticity and elastic force, and examples of the use of elastic force.

By the end of this section, you will be able to state Hooke's law; explain Hook's law using graphical representations between deformation and applied force; discuss the three types of deformations: changes in length, sideways shear, and...

This lab was designed to have students test the relationship between the force applied to a spring and the length of the spring. Students can work with 7 different springs.

This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines elastic potential energy and explains its origin. Provides an equation for computing elastic potential energy and an opportunity to practice solving problems with an...

Explore engineering technology with this unit. Students will study how to design and execute two types of homemade vehicles using elastic.

Students must find the value of the spring constant based on a graph of force vs. length.

In the following interactive students will learn about Hooke's Law. They will explain this law using graphical representation between deformation and applied force and discuss the three types of deformations such as changes in length,...

By the end of this section, you will be able to define drag force and model it mathematically, discuss the applications of drag force, define terminal velocity, and perform calculations to find terminal velocity.

This lesson focuses on forces and elasticity. Forces are responsible for changing the motion of objects. If more than one force is present, the shape of an object can also be changed. A link to a test is provided.

This video explores how forces can cause an elastic object to change length. You learn how to calculate the force required to extend or compress an object and then explore the difference between elastic and inelastic deformation. [4:12]

Covers the meanings of force, friction, and gravity, and the differences between magnetic and elastic spring force, and between weight and mass. The effect of air resistance on an object's motion is also touched upon.

This page summarizes each section of Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity from the AP Physics online text. These include friction, drag force, and elasticity: stress and strain.

This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity from the AP Physics online text.

See a scientist talk about elasticity and brittle material using a yardstick as a mechanical analog for the lithosphere, and to show how stress is stored in-between tectonic plates. [1:57]

Students must find how much energy has been added to a spring by looking at the Force vs. Spring Length graph.

Students are asked to create a bungee jump that will protect a hard-boiled egg from breaking. A force sensor is needed to measure the push/pull forces on the egg. Data is inserted into force-time graphs. After completing three...

This lesson explains why conservation of momentum can be applied to elastic collisions.

This site provides a java applet that lets you manipulate this experiment and evaluate the results. Good way to help you understand Hooke's Law of elasticity.