+
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Weight?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on weight will help you prepare for the AP Physics test. Included are example problems to help you practice.
+
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What if Everyone Jumped at the Same Time?

For Students 9th - 10th
If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, what kind of physical action would it take for the earth to notice us? Check out Vsauce's video on what would happen if everyone on Earth got together and jumped. [7:13]
+
Online Course
Other

Fearof Physics: Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
+
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, students pretend to launch bananas from a canon to the monkeys at the zoo. The monkeys sometimes let go of the branch at the exact moment the banana is launched. So the students must determine the correct aim angle...
+
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Applications of Statics, Including Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Statics and Torque in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses how statics can be applied in the real world, and strategies for solving statics problems. Includes a question, two exercises, and a...
+
Activity
Middle School Science

Middle School Science: Balloon Powered Race Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
An idea developed by a physical science teacher who applied Newton's Laws of Motion in creating a balloon powered race car. Find simple objective, materials, rules, and procedures.
+
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Satellite Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
An animation depicting the path of projectiles launched at various launch speeds from the fictional Newton's Mountain. Accompanying text discusses satellite motion and the requirements of orbital motion. Links to further information is...
+
Website
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.
+
Unknown Type
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Mechanics Problems: Force Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Minnesota site provides a series of contextually rich, real-world problems demonstrating force and Newton's second law of motion.
+
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Cart and Brick Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Students analyze a collision between a moving cart and a dropped brick that lands on top of it. They use position-time data to determine the pre- and post-collision speeds of the cart and the brick. The individual momentum values of the...
+
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Exploding Carts Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore different situations where two side-by-side carts on a low-friction track push away from each other and travel in opposite directions. The goal is to investigate the effects on the relative mass.
+
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 1

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass of the two carts and their pre-collision velocities. An accompanying activity sheet which...
+
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 2

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass and velocities of the two carts. An accompanying activity sheet which focuses on elastic...
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Velocity Time Graphs

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to draw a velocity-time graph and what it represents.
+
Unknown Type
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Energy on Incline Level 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the distance a box will move up an incline based on energy conservation. There will be friction present and some of the original KE will turn into heat.
+
Unknown Type
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Power of Motor for Billy on Hill (Level 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the power that is being exerted by a motor to pull a person up a frictionless incline.
+
Unknown Type
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Billy on Hill (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a sled. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and then lose some energy on a hill. They will then lose the remaining energy on a level surface. You have to...
+
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Atwood Machine Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to have students practice the Atwood lab prior to doing it for real. Students can adjust the masses and the planet and then collect position vs. time data and velocity vs. time data.
+
Unknown Type
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Forces on Incline Problem Medium

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find out force normal on an object on an incline at the angle at which the object is first about to slip.
+
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Combining Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Featurea the definition of combining forces: Pulling down and pushing up, forces acting in opposite directions, forces acting in the same direction.
+
Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Newton's Apple: Soccer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning physics can help you win your next soccer game as well as prepare you for your science studies.
+
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
+
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Into Space!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
While building and testing model rockets fueled by antacid tablets, students are introduced to the basic physics concepts on how rockets work. Students revise and improve their initial designs. Note: This activity is similar to the...
+
Activity
Physics Central

Physics Central: Physics by the Fire: Match Stick Rocket

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Match stick rockets makes a great demonstrations to show students Newton's third law. By covering a match with tin foil, students can see the reaction thrust as the molecules escaping the matchstick are propelled into the air. Lesson...