Sophia Learning
Sophia: Energy Advances: Lesson 2
This lesson will describe the trade-offs involved when technological developments impact the way we use energy, natural resources, or synthetic materials. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Advances."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Friction: Lesson 4
This lesson will introduce the concept of friction and explain how it can affect forces. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Friction."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Physics in Action: Lesson 1
This lesson describes how physics gets used in different fields. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Physics in Action."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Energy: Lesson 7
This lesson discusses the role energy plays within living things. It is 7 of 7 in the series titled "Energy."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is Physics?: Lesson 4
This lesson describes how physics has developed throughout history and how it helps describe the world around us. It is 4 of 6 in the series titled "What is Physics?"
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Physical Science Concepts for Middle School
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based textbook covering a wide range of middle school concepts in Physical Science.
Other
Science Hobbyist: Sticky Electrostatics
A series of activities focusing on charge interactions, charging methods, and the conservation of charge. Activities utilize scotch tape and other readily available items. Includes explanations of what is happening.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernest Lawrence
Learn about the life and work of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of cyclotron and founder of big science.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Jim Al Khalili
This article give information about the life and scientific accomplishments of Jim Al-Khalili.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: William Thomson
Learn about William Thompson's important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ole Roemer and the Speed of Light
This resource provides a concise overview of the speed of light and the Ole Roemer, the first man to measure it.
Other
Houston Community College: Introduction to Science and the Realm of Physics
An online textbook that discusses the formal study of physics. This online chapter is the introduction to this textbook.
Other
Houston Community College: Physics: An Introduction
In this chapter of an online textbook, learn about the science of matter, energy, space and time known as physics. This chapter gives an introduction to physics.
Other
Game Dev: There Is No Such Thing as Centrifugal Force
This resource provides an exceptional explanation of centripetal force. Explains why the common misconception of a centrifugal force is incorrect.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Grounding a Positively Charged Electroscope
This Physics Classroom tutorial contains a simple animation demonstrating the grounding process for a positively-charged electroscope. The movement of electrons between the electroscope and ground is shown. An explanation accompanies the...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Charging an Electroscope by Induction
From the Multimedia Physics Studios. An animation of the technique of the induction charging of an electroscope. The movement of electrons through the electroscope is shown. The animation is accompanied by explanations of what is happening.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Inducing a Positive Charge on a Sphere
This tutorial from the Glenbrook South High School provides an animation depicting the induction charging of a single sphere by the process of induction. The movement of electrons is shown. The animation is accompanied by explanations of...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Charging a Two Sphere System by Induction
From the Multimedia Physics Studios. An animation depicting the induction charging of a double sphere system by the process of induction. The movement of electrons between spheres and between the ground and sphere is shown. The animation...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Otto Stern Biographical
This is a brief biography on the life and scientific work of Otto Stern, a physicist honored with the Nobel Prize in physics for his "development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton."
Read Works
Read Works: Amusement Park Motion
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text is an article about the physics topic of "momentum" that occurs at amusement parks. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Read Works
Read Works: Up to Speed
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the science behind roller coasters, including Kingda Ka, one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world. A question sheet is available to help students build...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Law of Conservation of Momentum
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The law of conservation of momentum and how it is transferred and conserved.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Work
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of work and how it relates to force and distance.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Scope of Physics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Scope of physics and how physics helps us understand the universe.