In this activity students will learn how to make a simple pendulum. Students' will use a motion detector to measure the period of a pendulum and calculate its acceleration.They will also understand the effect that gravity has on the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between position and velocity for a diver accelerating under the influence of gravity and air resistance. Measure velocity and position based on variables of the height of...

The following interactive helps students understan how to identify and xplain the properties of a projectile, such as acceleration due to gravity, range, maximum height, and trajectory. They will determine the location and velocity of a...

By the end of this section, you will be able to identify and explain the properties of a projectile, such as acceleration due to gravity, range, maximum height, and trajectory; determine the location and velocity of a projectile at...

Examine the factors affecting the pressure under a fluid. Run this simulation on "Earth-Like" planets with the same atmospheric pressure but different accelerations due to gravity.

Students must find the acceleration due to gravity on a planet and the impact speed of an object that has been falling from the top of a garish tower.

Review the key concepts and skills for acceleration due to gravity, including analyzing motion of objects in freefall.

Students will determine maximum height obtained by an object tossed upward off the roof of a high school. They will also find the total time aloft and the speed with which the object will impact the ground. The acceleration due to...

Try this at-home science experiment to learn about acceleration due to gravity.

Defines what a gravitational field is, its value, and how to calculate it. Field-line patterns are also drawn and explained.

Find the maximum height and the time to reach the maximum height for a firework that is fired vertically upward and explodes at the point where it would have started coming back down again. Information about the planet will be given to...

Find the explosion height and the time to explosion for a firework that is fired vertically upward and explodes at the point where it already coming back down again. Information about the planet will be given to them so that they can...

This lab is designed to have students investigate the factors that affect the rate at which a pendulum oscillates. Students can change the length of the pendulum, the angle of release, and the heavenly body on which the pendulum is...

When you work with equations that show position, velocity, acceleration of objects that are flying or falling through the air, you will be using the constant that is the acceleration due to gravity. View formulas, explanations, and...

This lesson explains how gravitational force is related to free fall, acceleration due to gravity, and Newton's second law of motion.