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...

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

Animation depicting the effect of a centripetal force on the motion of an object. Newton's laws are used to explain why circular motion requires an inward-directed force.

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...

Investigate Isaac Newton's biography on this site. Learn how he was a scientist who discovered gravity, the three laws of motion, and calculus. He is considered one of the great scientists in history.

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