Inertia Teacher Resources

This resource provides reproducibles that aide in student learning of force and motion. Also offers hands-on and cooperative learning activity ideas as well as an ESL/ELD activity. This resource is in PDF form; requires Adobe Reader.

A video explaining Newton's Laws of Motion. Laws are defined with examples to help students understand the law. [1:38]

Learn about what would happen to a ball thrown in space with this short video. Video explains Newton's First Law of Motion with examples. [0:46]

Through an online slide-show format, learn about the physics of motion, including Newton's laws of motion.

Balance the force of gravity with the force of the expanding gasses created by mixing baking soda and vinegar. Create a soda bottle submarine that sinks to the bottom of the bathtub and then rises back to the surface.

An online exhibit investigating the sensations experienced by a cockpit pilot in a Russian aircraft. Focuses on G-forces and apparent weightlessness.

An easy to do activity that investigates Bernoulli's principle. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.

This lesson idea is great for the middle school student. The challenge is to construct a marble maze or marble coaster where success is based upon the slow continuous motion of the marble.

This lesson provides a mathematical relationship for momentum. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Defining Momentum Mathematically."

This lesson provides a mathematical relationship for momentum. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Defining Momentum Mathematically."

This lesson will provide example problems for the learner to check their understanding on how to use reference frames.

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on inertial and noninertial reference frames.

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on inertial and noninertial reference frames. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Reference Frames."

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on inertial and noninertial reference frames. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Reference Frames."

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.

Students explore all three parts of Newton's Laws of Motion by observing a spinning pop can.

Take a look at this video from Bill Nye the Science Guy to see how to remember Newton's Laws of Motion. [1:08]

Investigate how the application of various principles of physics can improve performance in sports. Perform experiments with Bernoulli's Principle and explore the sports-related inventions of a former physics teacher.

Students level up learning by completing Newton's Laws of Motion task cards including all levels of Bloom's taxonomy.

A short quiz on Newton's famous laws of motion. Has ten multiple-choice questions.

This site from NASA discusses application of Newton's first law of motion to airplane motion. Includes a graphic and an accompanying explanation.