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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Water Fountain

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about projectile motion and its relevance to the shape of a stream of water.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Explore the Forces of Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
We all recognize what friction is, but do you really understand what causes it? This project focuses on friction, its causes and forces and specifically how it affects how fast you can slip down slides.
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NASA

Nasa: Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to Propulsion

For Students 9th - 10th
What is propulsion and how does it work? This NASA site provides an animated example plus many details related to its use in jet engines.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Houston, We Have a Problem!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students apply their mathematics and team building skills to explore the concept of rocketry.Throughout the design process, teamwork is emphasized since the most successful launches occur when groups work effectively to generate creative...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Satellites, Shuttles, and Space Stations

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Simulate the launch of a rocket to see how rocket propulsion works. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Counter Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Tom Richey offers a thorough slideshow incorporatin Sir Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion while reviewing the historic details of the Counter-Reformation. Find out who disagreed with the Reformation movement.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Colliding Spheres

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lab activity from the Illinois Institute of Technology lets students investigate the impact of collisions upon the velocity and momentum of the colliding objects. Requires understanding of vectors.
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MadSci Network

The Mad Scientist Network: Bouncing Rubber Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
A question and answer format is used to relate elastic potential energy to the bounce of a rubber ball. Explanation of this simple phenomenon is thorough, complete, and free of trite statements.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Think Fast!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Are you a piano player or a video gamer? Then you might have a quick reaction time that can come in handy while playing sports. Find out how to measure your reaction time and compare it to your friends and family with this fun experiment.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Design and Launch Bottle Rockets

For Students 3rd - 5th
If you want to discover what makes rockets fly, this is an activity for you. You can even add different features, like fins, a nose cone, and a parachute to find out how these alter the flight!
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Rockets

For Students 11th - 12th
HyperPhysics site with dealing with the mathematics of rocket flight. The site is interactive and allows the user to input data. This is a rather high level site and, while any student could use it to get answers, to understand some of...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, students pretend to launch bananas from a canon to the monkeys at the zoo. The monkeys sometimes let go of the branch at the exact moment the banana is launched. So the students must determine the correct aim angle...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Charge Interactions

For Students 9th - 10th
This online tutorial teaches students about the nature of the electric force. In this part of Lesson 1, two simple and fundamental statements will be made and explained about the nature of the electric force.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Friction and Fly Balls

For Students 9th - 10th
Try to find the sweet spot for hitting a baseball so that it travels the greatest horizontal distance.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Ground to Wall Soccer Kick Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine where a soccer ball will hit a wall based on the speed with which it is kicked. Students will also need to find the time in the air in milliseconds. This problem does not take place on Earth.
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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.
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Other

Phy6: De Astronomos a Astronaves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains four main categories: Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space, Newtonian mechanics, the sun and spaceflight and spacecraft.
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Other

Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A handy resource that gives an overview of equations and definitions pertinent to an introductory, college-level physics course, with two of its three sections focusing on motion-related topics and principles.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Projectile Motion: Predicting Point of Impact

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss forces acting on objects in a trajectory motion. They review notes, study equations, solve projectile motion problems, and determine experimentally the impact point of a ball in projectile motion.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia definition of a rocket, including information on rocket history, size, types, and more.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Strawkets and Thrust

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students investigate the effect that thrust has on rocket flight. Students will make two paper rockets that they can launch themselves by blowing through a straw. These "strawkets" will differ in diameter, such that...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Projectile Motion: Object Launched at an Angle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how angles affect the projectile motion of a thrown object. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Projectile Motion: Object Launched Horizontally

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the interactive diagram to solve a projectile motion problem. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Up With All This Traffic?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Expanding on the topic of objects in motion covering Newton's laws of motion, acceleration and velocity, which are taught starting in third grade, students are introduced to new concepts of speed, density, level of service (LOS) (quality...

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