Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Gravity
Peruse this resource to learn about gravity, its importance, the Universal Law of Gravitation, the difference between mass and weight, and more fun facts.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Mass and Weight
What is mass? What is weight? Illustrated discussion of mass and weight including how they are measured.
NASA
Nasa: Vectors
This site from NASA provides an excellent tutorial on vectors and their use in physics to describe the motion of objects. Vector addition and resolution are illustrated.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
States the equation of Newton's law of universal gravitation. States the value of G and uses the equation to solve problems.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Universal Gravity Lab
This lab was designed to allow students to collect data for the force between two objects in deep space. The students are transported by TARDIS to deep space and can use force probes to measure the pull between two objects. Students can...
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Testing New Suture Material
This passage will test your knowledge on the force of tension when testing a new suture material using this five-question quiz.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Curious Scientific Investigators: Flight Adventures
Young scholars will make paper rockets, parachutes, and foam gliders to experience how objects move through the air. Explore topics such as thrust, weight, gravity, force, and lift through fun activities and stories and cutting-edge work...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Sliding Textbooks
In this culminating activity of the unit which highlights how forces play a role in engineering design and material choices, students explore and apply their knowledge of forces, friction, acceleration, and gravity in a two-part experiment.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: My Solar System
An interactive simulation that teaches about motion, acceleration, and velocity by allowing students to build their own solar system and watch the effects of gravitational pull and how that changes with initial position, velocity, and...
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.
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.
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.
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Tissue Parachutes
Third graders create their own parachutes to understand the concept of gravity and the effect it has on objects.
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...
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Angry Birds Are Mad About Physics
Learn about catapults and Newton's laws of motion.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Elastic Potential Energy
This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines elastic potential energy and explains its origin. Provides an equation for computing elastic potential energy and an opportunity to practice solving problems with an...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Classical Mechanics
College-level online course highlighting the study of classical mechanics. This course focuses on Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and kinetic gas theory. Course features include a 35 video lecture series by Walter Lewin. Also link...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Potential Energy
This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines and explains the concept of potential energy. Using equations and graphics to illustrate the idea, it discusses the many types of potential energy (gravitational,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Parachutes: Does Size Matter?
Experiment with different sizes of parachutes to find out if size matters when slowing the descent of the parachute. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Stress That You Apply
Students learn about contact stress and its applications in engineering. They are introduced to the concept of heavy loads, such as buildings, elephants, people and traffic, and learn how those heavy loads apply contact stress. Through...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds
From the Exploratorium Museum. Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed. Discusses the distinction between mass and weight and describes...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measuring G
Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit, students construct experiments to measure the time it takes a free falling body to travel a specified distance. Students use the touch sensor, rotational sensor, and the NXT brick to measure the time of...