Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Rules of Forces and Motion
With this hands-on lesson, help young scholars understand force, gravity, friction, and speed. Students will also learn how each of these concepts affects the another.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Force and Motion
In this instructional activity, the young scholars will work across the curriculum using technology, business education, and mathematics. They will form a company and use the physics of force and motion to build a hovercraft. The...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions
Three complete tutorials on vectors and two dimension forces and motion. Lessons include informational text, interactive activities, animations, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.
Center of Science and Industry
Cosi: Force and Motion Teacher Guide
Pick from these hands-on lessons provided by COSI to learn more about Newton's Laws of Motion.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Exploring Force and Motion
Students will explore what they can do with balls, cars, marbles, and ramps and document findings in their science journals. This will engage their curiosity, allow them to make self-discoveries, and explore self-interests.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: A Change of Direction Exploring the Impact of Forces
Students will be able to determine a way to change the direction of a moving object by conducting a simple experiment. Included in this lesson plan are videos of the activity in action, a printable recording sheet, pictures of the set-up...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: A Change of Direction
Students will make predictions and conduct an experiment using marbles to figure out what types of things can cause a moving object to change direction. Included is a video of the lesson in action, pictures, discussion questions, and a...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Force and Motion Investigation
Conduct an investigation collaboratively on the effect of force applied on an object to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, by using fair tests in which variables are controlled and the number of trials are considered.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Falling Objects
Students will determine if objects fall at the same speed by testing a variety of objects as they let them fall from above. They will learn that gravity is the force that is pulling on the object. Included in this instructional activity...
Other
Bscs: Forces Lesson 2: Representing Forces
What makes something start to move? What makes something stop moving or change direction? This hands-on lesson plan will show students that forces acting on an object have a strength and a direction that can be represented by arrows of...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: K Ps2 2: Motion Design Solution
The NSTA vetted source includes resources to teach how to analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull. Included are assessment ideas, videos,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Acceleration From Force and Mass
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate acceleration from force and mass, and force from mass and acceleration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Motion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of motion and how it is related to frame of reference.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Stop It! Exploring Forces on Moving Objects
Students will be able to explain what is needed to stop an object by completing a simple investigation. Students will experiment with Hot Wheel cars and record their predictions on a recording sheet. Included are videos of the lesson in...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Collision Course (Part 2)
This is part 2 of a two-part lesson on understanding how speed changes when two objects collide. Students will conduct an experiment, collect data, and draw conclusions about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Ramp N Roll Lesson Plan
Explore how different objects move down ramps in this Curious George instructional activity. Students will make predictions about how objects will roll down different heights of ramps.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Motion, Forces, Energy and Electricity
Help your students understand motion and force through the construction of catapults.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Projectile Motion
An interactive simulation that teaches about kinematics, air resistance, and parabolic curve by shooting a car out of a cannon while trying to hit a target. Observe how changes in angle, initial speed, mass, air resistance, and drag...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gravity Force Lab
An interactive simulation that teaches about gravitational force, Newton's Third Law, and force pairs by varying properties affect the gravitational force exerted between two objects. This simulation can either be downloaded or played...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Newton's Laws and Electrical Force
How do Newton's Laws connect with electrical forces? This overview illustrates how they blend together. After studying this explanation, test understanding with the review questions provided.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Motion Commotion
Students learn why and how motion occurs and what governs changes in motion, as described by Newton's three laws of motion. They gain hands-on experience with the concepts of forces, changes in motion, and action and reaction. In an...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Motion of a Mass on a Spring
This tutorial investigates the motion of a mass on a spring and how a variety of quantities change over the course of time. Such quantities will include forces, position, velocity and energy - both kinetic and potential energy. Take the...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vibrational Motion
In this article the concept of vibrational motion and its relationship to waves is introduced.