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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Rolling Distance Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will be able to change the radius and the linear speed of a wheel. They can then see how each of these variables affects the angular speed. Students can also look at the relationship between angular distance and...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Oh Snap

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine speed and rpm of a object on a string at the moment when the string snaps that is holding the ball in a circular path.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Car on a Turn Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the force of friction on a car on a turn and the maximum speed the car could navigate a turn.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Corner Kick

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the 3 components of the initial velocity of a soccer ball on a corner kick. Students will see the displacement of the ball in all three dimensions as well as the time the ball is in the air. Students must also...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Drone Delivery Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Land as many objects as close to the target as possible. More points will be earned if the height is high and the speed is fast.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newtons Laws: Rocket Sledder Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience the effect of friction, air resistance, and applied force upon a sledder. The speed, acceleration, and force values are displayed as the sled moves. Learners can vary the mass of the sledder and the size of the parachute...
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NASA

Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.
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Other

Einstein Archives Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Online access to portions of Einstein's original papers and manuscripts.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: May the Force Be With You: Drag

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This lesson plan explores the drag force on airplanes. The students will be introduced to the concept of conservation of energy and how it relates to drag. Students will explore the relationship between drag and the shape, speed and size...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Drone Delivery Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine where a drone should be when it releases its package so that the object lands on the target.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Acceleration?

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides definitions, examples, and formulas for acceleration.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Position Time Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how to evaluate data presented in graphs based on speed and velocity calculations.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Physics: Centripetal Force

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to calculate coefficient of friction on a car tire. They will also calculate ideal speed and angle of a car on a turn.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Pendulum Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Manipulate the mass of a weight and the length of string in this interactive pendulum simulation. Change the speed, friction, and gravity to make the pendulum swing change as measurements are displayed on the screen. Younger students can...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Einstein: How Smart Was He?

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from the NOVA Web site explores the impact Einstein made on physics and most everything we know about the cosmos.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Time Is Money

For Students 3rd - 5th
By applying principles of industrial engineering and time management, you will learn how you can speed through your chores and still have time to kick back and relax. You will also learn that time-efficiency is not the only factor...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Nature of a Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good introduction to the world of waves. Waves and wavelike motion, what is a wave, and categories of waves are the topics examined in this site. Many links to other wave sites.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Fundamentals of Space Time: Part 2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this second installment of a three-part series on space-time, CERN scientists Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie use a space-time diagram to analyze the sometimes confounding motion of light. [4:50]
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is Newton's First Law?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students are introduced to the concepts of force, inertia, and Newton's first law of motion: objects at rest stay at rest and objects in motion stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.This lesson is the first in a series...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Falling Objects

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will determine if objects fall at the same speed by testing a variety of objects as they let them fall from above. They will learn that gravity is the force that is pulling on the object. Included in this lesson is a video about...
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Measuring the Wind

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the design of anemometers and how they are used in measuring the speed of wind. Working in teams of "engineers", they will design, build, and evaluate the effectiveness of their own anemometers, presenting their findings...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Archery

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Watch this animation as an archer shoots at a target on an angle, and its horizontal and vertical paths and its velocity are explained. An interactive follows where you can manipulate the archer's...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Energy in a Roller Coaster Ride

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive roller coaster ride produced for Teacher's Domain illustrates the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. As the coaster cars go up and down the hills and around the loop of the track, a pie chart shows...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Views From Windows

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructions that take you through an Einstein-like thought experiment by having you imagine and record what you see when stationary and when moving at the speed of light.

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