Ohio State University
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: The Forces That Change the Face of Earth
Learn how different types of Earth processes change Earth's surface.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Forces in Action
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains weight and gravity and engages students in activities using force and motion.
Other
Fermi Laboratory:how Strong Is the Strong Force?
Use this site to learn about the four forces of nature. Also learn what determines the strength of a force. This question and answer site is a link of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Other
Fermilab: What Are the Basic Forces Between Particles?
Get an introduction to the four forces that interact between atomic particles. With the help of a simulation you'll see how building reconstruction would be affected without each of the forces.
NASA
Nasa: Weight and Balance Forces Acting on an Airplane
The effects of forces exerted on an airplane wing are discussed both conceptually and mathematically. Illustrations and sample problems and solutions are provided.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Flying With Style
As students begin to understand the physics behind thrust, drag, and gravity and how these relate these to Newton's three laws of motion, groups assemble and launch the rockets that they designed in the associated lesson.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Fluid Statics: Archimedes' Principle
By the end of this section, you will be able to define buoyant force, state Archimedes' principle, understand why objects float or sink, and understand the relationship between density and Archimedes' principle.
Utah Education Network
Uen: The Larger It Is the Harder It Falls
Understand the concept of force and the effect it has on the motion of objects.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure
Visit this site for an interactive tour of the atom and all aspects of particle physics. View the animations available with almost every description on this site. A great place for the fundamentals of particles and forces including a...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Physics: Archimedes' Principle
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter provides a detailed discussion of Archimedes' principle, buoyant force, floating and sinking, and the role of density. Includes questions, problems and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gravitational Attraction
Applies Newton's concept of gravity to computer graphic programming.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Center of Gravity Lab
This Illinois Institute of Technologysite provides a lab activity in which students find the center of gravity of a box which has nonuniform weight distribution. Complete with directions and discussion questions; answers provided.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mechanics Mania
Through ten lessons and numerous activities, students explore the natural universal rules engineers and physicists use to understand how things move and stay still. Together, these rules are called "mechanics." The study of mechanics is...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Submarine Race Experiment
Balance the force of gravity with the force of the expanding gasses created by mixing baking soda and vinegar. Create a soda bottle submarine that sinks to the bottom of the bathtub and then rises back to the surface.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Gravitational Force & Newton's Second Law of Motion
This lesson explains how gravitational force is related to free fall, acceleration due to gravity, and Newton's second law of motion.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: The Nonmechanical Universe
Students learn about the fields of force and gravity in this illustrated article.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: The Value of G Interactive
Students investigate how the force of gravity varies with location on Earth. They are challenged to find the pattern in their findings.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Rolling Down an Inclined Plane
Experiment with gravity as a variable to observe the effects of gravity on an object rolling down an inclined surface.
University of Virginia
Uva Physics: Using Vectors to Describe Motion
Background information on vectors and their use in describing motion in two dimensions. A comparison of Aristotle's and Galileo's perspectives on force and motion is given.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Centrifugal Reaction Force
Adjust variables to see how a ball is affected by gravity while traveling around a circle.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Mass, Weight and Gravitational Field Strength
This lesson focuses on gravitational fields and includes what one is, the formula for gravity force, defining weight, formula for mass, an example of how to calculate gravity force, a practice question, and a link to a test.
Other
Easyphysics: Chapter 5 Motion in Two Dimensions
Learners investigate motion in two dimensions. Some topics examined are two dimensional forces, gravity, and forces in three directions. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Air Resistance
In this lab, students will investigate what factors affect air resistance while introducing gravity and other forces.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Kindergarten Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A science text for kindergarten that covers the weather and gravity.
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