Chicago Children's Museum
Simple Machines: Force and Motion
Get things moving with this elementary science unit on simple machines. Through a series of nine lessons including teacher demonstrations, hands-on activities, and science experiments, young scientists learn about forces, motion,...
University of Florida
Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics!
Make an impact on young physicists with this fun collection of resources. After first watching a video and taking notes on the physics of car crashes, students go on to complete a series of activities that explore the...
Henry Ford Museum
Physics, Technology and Engineering in Automobile Racing
Start your engines! This five-lesson unit introduces physics and Newton's laws through automobile racing. Each lesson includes background information, a student worksheet, and an answer key. There are also culminating...
Columbus City Schools
May the Force Be with You
You won't have to force your classes to complete these engaging activities! Through exploration, young scientists learn that force has both magnitude and direction. They draw force diagrams, investigate force models, and complete a...
Arizona State University
Physics of Boats
Let's go sailing! An instructive unit includes six lessons with multiple activities to teach scholars about density, center of gravity, buoyancy, and the Archimedes Principle. They can complete the final project of building a boat...
Norwich Institute for Language Education
Simple Machines
Planning a unit on simple machines? Save some time and energy with this collection of lessons and activities that explores how these devices are used in the real world to make life a little easier.
Colorado Unit Writing Project
Simple Machines
Planning an elementary science unit has never been simpler! These twelve lessons guide young scientists through an exploration of simple machines and their many uses in the real world before asking them to apply their learning...
California Polytechnic State University
Australian Geography Unit
At the heart of this resource is a beautifully detailed PowerPoint presentation (provided in PDF form) on the overall physical geography of Australia, basic facts about the country, Aboriginal history, and Australia culture and lifestyle.
Calvin Crest Outdoor School
Survival
Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...
Columbus City Schools
History Helps When It Comes To Plate Tectonics
Get ready to move, shake, slip, and slide with a well-rounded plate tectonics unit! The engaging resource includes everything you need to inspire eighth grade science scholars, from worksheets to demonstrations. Assess their...
Curated OER
Watershed Works: Unit 1
By constructing a watershed model and identifying watershed features in it, they discover how water erosion changes the landscape. As with most watershed modeling activities, this one is costly in terms of time and materials. It is,...
Curated OER
Density - To Float or Not to Float? That is the Question!
Students investigate how to find the density of fluids and solids using math. Students also learn how to find the density of regular and irregular shaped objects.
Curated OER
Elizabethan England To Glorious Revolution
Students explore the development of England from 1500 to 1689 in this eight lessons unit. The various parts of history affected by both political and religious factors are synthesized in this unit.
Curated OER
New England News: All You Need to Know About the New England Colonies
Students explore the New England colonies inj this five lessons unit. The colonies of plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut are highlighted through a variety of techniques.
Curated OER
Westward Expansion
Students examine how the events that took place during the time of the Westward Expansion affected the pioneers and Native Americans through the seven lessons of this unit. Enhancements in transportation over time are also a part of the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 4.3 Newton's Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System
By the end of this section, you will be able to define net force, external force, and system; understand Newton's second law of motion; and apply Newton's second law to determine the weight of an object.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Newton's Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Determining the Net Force
Online classroom site explaining the concept of balanced and unbalanced forces. The site has examples and exercises for the student to review and try.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Force and Newton's Laws: Conceptual Questions
This page offers 27 questions to test students' knowledge of the major concepts in each section of Chapter 4: Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion from the AP Physics online text.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips
Physiclips thoroughly presents mechanics concepts with animations and film clips.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 4.1 Development of Force Concept
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand the definition of force.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Development of Force Concept
In the following interactive students will begin to understand the definition of force.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Conservation of Momentum in One Dimension
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will apply the concept of conservation of momentum using action and reaction forces.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Conservation of Momentum in One Dimension
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn and apply the concept of conservation of momentum using action and reaction forces with classmates on skateboards.