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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Seeing Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
With this interactive tool and the use of a motion sensor, students will track their own motion and, as they collect data in several experiments, they will plot it on a distance-time graph. After completing the three experiments, they...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Simple Harmonic Motion: A Special Periodic Motion

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe a simple harmonic oscillator and relate physical characteristics of a vibrating system to aspects of simple harmonic motion and any resulting waves.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when pulling against a cart, and pushing a refrigerator, crate, or person. Create an applied force and see how it makes objects move. Change friction and see how it affects the motion of objects.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Newton's Third Law of Motion: Symmetry in Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to understand Newton's third law of motion and also apply it to define systems and solve problems of motion.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
The following interactive helps students understan how to identify and xplain the properties of a projectile, such as acceleration due to gravity, range, maximum height, and trajectory. They will determine the location and velocity of a...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Newton's Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to define net force, external force, and system and understand Newton's second law of motion. They will also apply Newton's second law to determine the weight of an object.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A large collection of resources for learning about projectile motion. Includes learning modules, simulations, videos, a study guide, and practice activities.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Harmonic Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore periodic motion and simple harmonic motion by watching video clips, manipulating interactives, and solving practice problems.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Introduction to Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you think of when you hear the word motion? Are you moving right now? You may not think so, but you are. Remember, the Earth is moving around the Sun, and the Sun is moving around the Milky Way Galaxy. Everything in the universe...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Matching the Motion

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn about slope, determining slope, distance vs. time graphs through a motion-filled activity. Working in teams with calculators and CBL motion detectors, students attempt to match the provided graphs and equations with the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Inertial Frames and Relative Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Relative motion is always measured with a frame of reference. Evaluate a variety of frames of reference and inertial frames to understand relative motion.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Force and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
In this student-paced module, students apply Newton's Laws of Motion to everyday life, calculate mathematical relationships involving force and motion using algebraic formulas, and understand the difference between mass and weight.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magical Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students watch video clips from the October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movies to see examples of projectile motion. Then they explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration, and calculate...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Circular Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following lesson students will be asked to analyze and describe accelerated motion in two dimensions using equations including circular examples.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Linear Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module where students gain an understanding of the relationships between the different kinds of motion. Students will be able to explain free-fall motion and use kinematics equations to calculate problems involving falling...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motion: Understanding Frame of Reference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lab activity, students investigate the concept of frame of reference by observing, describing and drawing the same walking motion from different positions. Additionally, they determine the effect of frame of reference on the...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics:physclip:simple Harmonic Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents simple harmonic motion with animations and film clips.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Projectile Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of projectile motion, of which they are often familiar from life experiences,such as playing sports such as basketball or baseball, even though they may not understand the physics involved. Students...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motion: Calculating and Graphing Students Walking Speed

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will collect and analyze data of their walking speed. They will compare their speed to an outside speed walker. They will determine their speed every 20 meters up to 100 meters. They will complete five trials to...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th
Three complete tutorials on vectors and two dimension forces and motion. Lessons include informational text, interactive activities, animations, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Name That Motion Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Try one of eleven challenges which present learners with an animated motion of a car. After viewing the motion, match it to the correct description. Feedback is immediate and multiple attempts to get the description correct are allowed.
Website
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Motion Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of motion in photography. Eadweard Muybridge was very interested in photography and "had nothing to do but try" motion photography. Read his story here. Included are resources for the teacher and activities for...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to define mass and inertia and understand Newton's first law of motion.

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