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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Balancing Balls on Air

For Students 1st - 5th
Investigate how the force of moving air from a blow dryer interacts with the force of gravity to keep a ping-pong ball perfectly balanced in midair.
Graphic
Curated OER

Hyper Physics: Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Gravity as a fundamental force is explained and an equation for universal gravitation is given.
Graphic
Curated OER

Hyper Physics: Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Gravity as a fundamental force is explained and an equation for universal gravitation is given.
Graphic
Curated OER

Hyper Physics: Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Gravity as a fundamental force is explained and an equation for universal gravitation is given.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Physics Quizzes: Universal Gravitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Assess your understanding of Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Submarine Race Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Physics in Primary Schools

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of video lectures created by University of Sheffield to excite young students about topics in physics in elementary school. The course covers topics like forces, gravity, magnets, sound, light, space travel, and the solar...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: A Suspended Rope

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the elasticity and mass of a rope suspended between two points to see how it will be affected by gravity.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Simple Machines Quiz

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart consists of a humorous quiz on identifying simple machines and forces of motion such as gravity and inertia.
Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Penny Droplets

For Students K - 1st
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about the forces of gravity, cohesion, and adhesion.
Activity
University of Minnesota

The Physics of Flight: Bernoulli's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses air flow around the wing of a plane and its effect upon the lift and drag forces. Focuses on the application of Bernoulli's principle to wing design and the subsequent airfoil shapes.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Snacks

For Students 5th - 9th
Exploratorium's snacks aren't edible, but they are good! Use your science skills to discover gravity, learn about biology, do fun experiments.
Website
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Skydiving

For Students 9th - 10th
The Physics Classroom offers this animation depicting the forces acting upon a falling skydiver.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Newton's Law of Gravitation Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for Newton's law of gravity, including how to find the gravitational field strength.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Potential Energy: How Is It Related to Kinetic Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
After creating three different ramps with various heights, students will release toy cars from the tops of each ramp. Based on the elementary age level, students will collect data and analyze it.
Website
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Orbits and Gravitation

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing the physics, mathematics, and historical figures associated with planetary motion, satellite motion, and universal gravitation.
Interactive
Boston University

Boston University: The Gravitational Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines what a gravitational field is, its value, and how to calculate it. Field-line patterns are also drawn and explained.
Website
Treehut

Suzy's World: Black Holes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out what is a black hole in space and try an experiment.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Spin a Spiral Galaxy

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from NOVA Online lets you spin a spiral galaxy, including our own Milky Way. It demonstrates that what you can learn from visible light observations of a galaxy is largely determined by the angle from which you...
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Motion/mechanics Overview Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this ten question multiple choice quiz on motion and mechanics.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Planet Hop

For Students 3rd - 8th
Figure out your age and your weight on all the planets in the solar system using the formulas given here. Then type them into the correct place, and let the computer check to see if you are correct.
Website
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Rotational Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing rotational equilibrium and non-equilibrium situations. Includes graphics, equations, and many examples.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Mass and Weight

For Students K - 1st
What is mass? What is weight? Illustrated discussion of mass and weight including how they are measured.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dams

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Through eight lessons, students are introduced to many facets of dams, including their basic components, the common types (all designed to resist strong forces), their primary benefits (electricity generation, water supply, flood...

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