Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using A Video Camera In the Physics Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use video cameras as a way to analyze and understand motion.  In this motion lesson students complete an activity that helps them better understand motion  and calculate time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simple Machine Test

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete several worksheets about machines.  In this machine lesson students complete several handouts that describe the different machines  and how pulleys work. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Machines-Creative Group Writing

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing instructional activity, students work with a group, using words in a word bank to write a brief story about simple machines. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Junkyard Wars: Wind Machines

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain how wind direction affects sail angle. In this physics lesson, students measure the speed of the yacht while varying different factors. They summarize and share their finding to class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Currents: Bad for Divers; Good for Corals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe, compare, and contrast major forces that drive ocean currents. They discuss the general effects of topography on current velocity. They discuss how velocity affects the ability
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

DESIGN AND BUILD A MAGNETOMETER

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm and design an instrument to detect magnetic field direction. The design approximates the design included in this activity. They build a functioning magnetometer, a device for detecting the relative direction of the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Kiken Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy activity, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the activity. They also work on the skills of spelling and word recognition.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simple Harmonic Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars study harmonic motion and its oscillation.  In this simple harmonic motion instructional activity students demonstrate a series of regular oscillations and explain the theory behind the experiment. 
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Curated OER

Teaching the Perfectionist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Understanding the perfectionist can help teachers and students work together successfully.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 5.1 Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to discuss the general characteristics of friction, describe the various types of friction, and calculate the magnitudes of static and kinetic frictional forces.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to discuss the general characteristics of friction and describe the various types of it. They will also calculate the magnitude of static and kinetic friction.
Activity
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Friction

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Thinking Fountain provides this simple experiment for understanding friction and it relationship to energy.
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Cornell University: Cornell Center for Materials Research: Friction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of experiments where students can learn about how friction works and affects the physical world. At the end, students design a tortoise to win by slowing it down using friction. Lesson includes explanation of the concept of...
Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Friction

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive simulation that teaches about friction, thermodynamics, and heat by making observations while rubbing two objects together. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how friction causes a material to heat up and melt. What happens on an atomic level when you rub two objects together?
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Discovering Friction

For Teachers 6th - 9th
With a simple demonstration activity, students are introduced to the concept of friction as a force that impedes motion when two surfaces are in contact. Then, in the Associated Activity (Sliding and Stuttering), they work in teams to...
Handout
University of Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks: Static and Kinetic Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what static and kinetic friction are, what their coefficients of friction are in different scenarios, and how these concepts are applied when looking at automobile braking distances and vehicle control when driving.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Imagine Life Without Friction

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students are introduced to the concept of inertia and its application to a world without the force of friction acting on moving objects. When an object is in motion, friction tends to be the force that acts on this object to slow it down...
Activity
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity: Problems and Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of 43 problems/exercises that cover the content of Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity from the AP Physics online text.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students learn what causes friction, what factors affect friction, and how it is calculated.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Physical Processes: Friction

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use your knowledge about friction to help Carrie get to the Invigatron before someone steals it. Following the activity, read more about friction and resistance, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Reporters: Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab and become a Science Snooper! Work side by side with him as he sets out to answer the challenge question: "How does the force of friction affect us in our daily lives?"
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Friction: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Types of Friction

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The four types of friction and how they act on objects.

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