Hop aboard the train of thought. A remote learning resource has learners consider thought experiments to consider scientific theories. It provides two examples, one on orbiting bodies and the other on the speed of light, for them to work...

Kids learn about the science behind the basic three Laws of Motion. Forces theory discovered by Isaac Newton.

Looks at how Newton's three laws of motion apply to an analysis of the forces being exerted when playing football.

This site from Fordham University links to excerpts of Newton's major works. Please scroll down to find the section on Newton titled "The Creation of Classical Physics." You will be able to actually read some of Newton's work! Read...

This video [12:28] shows how Newton's law of motion relates to the drag of an airplane. Watch as an instructor shows how the molecules colliding with the airplane create drag.

In this article, learn how rockets work. Discover Newton's Law of Motion and learn how it supports rocketry.

This personal site explains the physics of angular momentum and their application to flight. Part of a much larger site on the procedures, principles, and perceptions of flight.

Learn how Newton's Laws apply to rocketry. Discover how rockets work, including the engines and propellants.

ZOOM cast members mix different amounts of baking soda and vinegar to see which combination produces the most carbon dioxide for launching a film-canister rocket. [3:23]

This personal site provides a good selection of proposed perpetual motion machines complete with drawings and detailed explanations of the machines.

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.

Students explore simple harmonic motion. Some topics examined in the activities are simple harmonic motion, oscillatory motion, and Hooke's law. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions....

This site has a discussion of a college physics project in which the motion of an object under the influence of air resistance was modeled and studied. Procedure and modeling software are described and the results and the findings are...

A historical approach to special relativity, giving all the events and names in the history of discovery of special relativity. Many links to these individuals.

Kids learn about force in the science of physics and the laws of motion including units and measurement. How to calculate force from mass and acceleration.

Kids learn about work in the science of physics and the laws of motion including units and measurement. Calculate work using force times distance.

The mathematics associated with gyroscopes can be investigated through this interactive page. Users enter critical parameters about gyroscopes and rotational motion descriptors are given.

Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.

This site contains piracy information as it relates to internet copyright infringement.

A page describing the physics, mathematics, and historical figures associated with planetary motion, satellite motion, and universal gravitation.

This resource links to many web-based activities which allow students to explore and examine physic principles and concepts on their own. Links to other good physics sites are also here.

This site from NASA uses a colorful graphic to illustrate why objects reach terminal velocity. Provides equation for the terminal velocity of an object. Graphic is accompanied by a simple explanation.

A contrast of Galileo and Aristotle's view of inertia and motion. Describes air resistance force and how its reality seems to initially support Aristotle's view.

From the companion web site for the Contemporary College Physics web site. The collection of pages indexed from this page lead to a variety of useful resources pertinent to Chapter 9 (Rigid Bodies and Rotational Motion) of the book. Such...