Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Equilibrium: What Is It?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate chemical, physical and mechanical equilibrium. For this equilibrium lesson, 10th graders participate in a physical activity to show equilibrium by some students standing and some students sitting at the same...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Support Forces and Equilibrium Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this equilibrium worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions about mechanical equilibrium and the support forces involved.
Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: What Is Equilibrium?

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site sets down a definition of equilibrium and defines several types including mechanical equilibrium, thermal equilibrium, and chemical equilibrium.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mechanical Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides information on mechanical equilibrium, the state of a mechanical system in which the sum of the forces on each particle of the system is zero.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Mechanical Equilibrium: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of mechanical equilibrium. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Mechanical Equilibrium."
Handout
Other

States of Matter and Properties of Gases: Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
A very complete list of terms that are important to the study of gases. This resource is a web archive.