Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when you try to push a filing cabinet. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the cabinet. Charts show the forces, position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about various forces and how they relate to everyday life in this interactive learning module.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Work and Force

For Students 6th - 9th
Given descriptions, illustrations, graphs, or charts, students will contrast situations where work is done with different amounts of force to situations where no work is done, such as moving a box with a ramp and without a ramp or...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Free Body Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will understand how to read and create free body diagrams.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Free Fall and Air Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson in high school physics on Newton's Second Law of Motion provides a discussion of free fall and air resistance, and answers, "Why do objects which encounter air resistance ultimately reach a terminal velocity?" and "In...
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Marshmallow Puff Tube

For Students 9th - 10th
An engineering design process project where you will try different lengths of cardboard tubes to see how far you can blow a marshmallow. Project uses Newton's principles of unbalanced force to shoot the marshmallow far.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Whack a Stack

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate Newton's first law of motion using just a set of wood blocks.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Drawing Free Body Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
Students practice reading situations where forces are acting upon objects in all directions and magnitudes, and then draw free-body diagrams to represent the forces. Each problem has a self-checking key linked right on the page.
Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ps2 2: Forces, Mass and the Motion of an Object

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Cover standards for middle school force, mass, and the motion of an object with this site. Find work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard.