Isaac Newton Teacher Resources

[Free Registration/Login Required] Although inverse operations, the two major branches of calculus- differentiated calculus and integrated calculus- are closely related. This connection was discovered by Isaac Newton and Gottfried...

An image of "Isaac Newton", created by William Blake in 1795 (Copper engraving with pen and ink and watercolour, 460 x 600 mm).

COLLISIONS! A big part of physics is understanding collisions and how they're not all the same. Mass, momentum, and many other things dictate how collisions can be unique. In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits down to...

With a little help from Sir Isaac Newton, Matt J. Carlson explains the basic forces acting on an astronaut during a free fall. [2:59]

In this lesson plan, students will study how propellers and jet turbines generate thrust. This lesson plan focuses on Isaac Newton's 3rd Law of Motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the invention of the telescope. Includes a short biographical sketch and discusses the work of Isaac Newton which focuses on his contribution...

Through illustrated examples and interactive practice, students explore Newton's ability to relate the cause for heavenly motion (the orbit of the moon about the earth) to the cause for Earthly motion (the falling of an apple to the...

Learn about the Magnus Effect, a phenomenon discovered by Isaac Newton. Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos used it to score a seemingly impossible goal in a game of football in 1997. Includes a video, multiple-choice and open-ended...

(1642-1727) English natural philosopher, mathematician, and physicist most famous for gravity and his laws of motion.

Discoverer and inventor

Philosopher and mathematician, born at Woolsthorpe, England, Dec. 25, 1642; died March 20, 1727.

This video covers the basics of gravity and the Law of Universal Gravitation. [15:42]

This site provides a selection of major authors and works associated with English literature, ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer to Sir Isaac Newton. Each author's page contains online texts of the author's works, essays about the author and...

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A short description of how Cavendish measured the value of G - the universal gravitation constant and supported Newton's theory. Illustrated.

This site has a time line featuring discoveries, and publications which sprang from Copernicus's publication of De Revolutionibus in 1543, and the people active in the field of physics between 1543 and Newton's death in 1727.

Short selections from W. W. Rouse Ball's "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics," most of which are biographies that focus on the mathematician's work. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or...

Explanation of how astronomers and scientist developed the current theories of gravity.

Become a game show contestant in this online activity from A Science Odyssey and ask a series of questions to a panel of mystery scientists, using the answers to determine which scientist is Einstein.

Video describes the developments and advancements in the history of the study of optics. [4:17] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

In Spanish. Offers brief mathematical histories beginning with Egypt and Babylon up through the 19th century.

This is an historical context for the Restoration and Eighteenth Century period in England. It provides a list of dates and titles for sections of the period and discusses the authors and characteristics of each. It provides links to "A...

This site provides a list of people who have given their lives to studying space science. Each person has a biography that you can read.

StarChild presents biographies of people who have contributed to space exploration from Tycho Brahe to Sally Ride.