NASA
Nasa: Kepler's Second Law
This site from NASA states Kepler's second law of planetary motion and depicts its meaning with an informative diagram. Relates the law to conservation of energy principles and discusses the eccentricity of a satellite's (or a planet's)...
Other
My Physics Lab: Roller Coaster
Create a simplified roller coaster with this simulation by creating a track shape for a ball to travel on. Students can change gravity and damping. Site includes equations to help students understand what is happening in the simulation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gravitational Potential Energy at Large Distances Review
Review the equations and skills related to gravitational potential energy at large distances, including how to apply conservations laws to objects in orbit.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Transform Me! Types of Energy
Young scholars will understand the law of conservation of energy and the transformation of energy from one type to another.
Other
Web Dictionary of Cybernetics:thermodynamics
A definition of thermodynamics and its laws from the Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems. Part of an online dictionary of scientific terms. Includes hypertext links to other definitions are provided.
Physics4kids
Rader's Physics4 kids.com: Thermodynamics & Heat: First Law of Thermodynamics
Explains how the first law of thermodynamics affects four types of thermodynamic systems.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Three Bears Heat Investigation It's Just Right
This activity uses the story of the three bears as a way to investigate conduction, convection, radiation, and insulation properties. It also could be used to describe the laws of thermodynamics and conservation of energy.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Hermann Von Helmholtz
Learn about the life and scientific discoveries of Hermann von Helmholtz in this article.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Law of Conservation of Mass Explained With Examples
Explains the Law of Conservation of Mass, or Law of Conservation of Matter, and gives two examples for it.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Gravity
Combined with aspects of circular motion, students discover that Kepler's third law follows directly from the law of universal gravitation. This unit will expand upon the conservation of energy principle for problems beyond the confines...
Teachers TryScience
Teachers Try Science: Where There's Light, There's Hot Food!!!
This unit helps students learn to apply the concept of solar energy conservation. They are introduced to angles and their effect on the amount of light reflected, and they will also design, construct, manipulate, critique, evaluate and...
Physics World
Physics World: Contextual Physics in Ocean Park
After downloading the "Motion Video Analysis" software, users can collect data about moving object's position from digital movie clips. This collection of data will allow them to plot motion graphs and draw conclusions about physics in...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conservation of Energy: Lesson 2
This lesson explains how energy can be transferred from one form to another, but is always conserved. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Conservation of Energy."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conservation of Energy: Lesson 4
This lesson explains how energy can be transferred from one form to another, but is always conserved. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Conservation of Energy."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conservation of Energy: Lesson 1
This lesson explains how energy can be transferred from one form to another, but is always conserved. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Conservation of Energy."
Other
Taftan: Applied Thermodynamics
A definition of applied thermodynamics, the science of the relationship between heat, work, and systems that analyze energy processes. Related links.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Projectile Motion: Creating a Catapult
This lesson is for 9th grade physical science students. It begins with an inquiry-based lesson using a projectile motion computer simulation. It culminates with students building a catapult; applying and connecting science knowledge from...
Other
Fearof Physics: Videos
Looking for some more explanantion on a topic covered in physics class? This site contains videos that explore some physics concepts. Videos are broken down by topics. Some videos also give examples on how to solve problems.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Glossary
This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Curated OER
Georgia State Univ.: Conservation of Energy
This site is from the Georgia State University Physics Department. At this site the conservation of energy as a fundamental conservation law is presented and compared to other conservation laws (momentum and angular momentum). Links to...
Curated OER
Georgia State Univ.: Conservation of Energy
This site is from the Georgia State University Physics Department. At this site the conservation of energy as a fundamental conservation law is presented and compared to other conservation laws (momentum and angular momentum). Links to...
Curated OER
Georgia State Univ.: Conservation of Energy
This site is from the Georgia State University Physics Department. At this site the conservation of energy as a fundamental conservation law is presented and compared to other conservation laws (momentum and angular momentum). Links to...
Curated OER
Georgia State Univ.: Conservation of Energy
This site is from the Georgia State University Physics Department. At this site the conservation of energy as a fundamental conservation law is presented and compared to other conservation laws (momentum and angular momentum). Links to...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Forms of Energy: Laws
Article briefly discusses the law of conservation of energy and what is meant by energy efficiency.