Students make their own ramps and test them out by sending various objects down them.

Students make two snowy hills, one steep and one gentle, to discover their effects on rolling objects.

Students experiment with different materials and objects to make a sled that will slide down the ramps.

Students explore what happens to a rolling object when the steepness of the ramp is increased.

Video that uses an elevator in motion to describe the relationship among weight, gravity, and relative motion. [3:36] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

Activity uses scientific process to explore the effects of force on an object in motion.

Learners investigate moving charges in magnetic fields. Some topics explored in the activities are Lorentz force, motion of a charge, and magnetic fields. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students find out about Newton's Third Law of Motion, and explore situations involving multiple objects.

By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...

An interactive tool where students can explore how a spring behaves, and how changing the elasticity, mass, push/pull force, and friction affect its motion or period. As the spring moves, its motion is shown on a distance-time graph.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the concept of inertia and how it applies to Newton's First Law. They also learn about Newton's Second Law and answer both numerical and conceptual...

Learners explore vectors, projectile motion, and forces in two-dimension. The tutorial consists of lessons and problems to check for understanding.

Have students make ramps out of flat pieces of cardboard and other materials.

An introductory activity where students discover the way things roll and slide down ramps and hills.

Take the students out to the playground so they can explore things that go down the slide.

Discuss classroom explorations and discoveries about ramps.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about centripetal motion in the context of a bobsled on a track. Adjust variables to test how many ways the bobsled can stay on the track in a race with the simulation. Examine potential problems...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about Newton's 2nd Law- the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration, for a wind-powered boat.

This lesson plan begins with a demonstration of the deflection of an electron beam. Students then review their knowledge of the cross product and the right hand rule with sample problems. After which, students study the magnetic force on...

The airplanes unit begins with a lesson on how airplanes create lift, which involves a discussion of air pressure and how wings use Bernoulli's Principle to change air pressure. Following the lessons on lift, students explore the other...

Use a simulation to operate an elevator and see its motion. Examine the graphs that describe the motion you produce.

Explore forces of motion and properties of gasses by building a vehicle that runs along a string track powered by air pressure.

Explore how different objects move down ramps in this Curious George lesson. Students will make predictions about how objects will roll down different heights of ramps.

Explore engineering technology with this unit. Students will study how to design and execute two types of homemade vehicles using elastic.