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New York City Department of Education

Straw Rockets

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Scholars become rocket scientists as they take off on a journey exploring Newton's laws of motion. After learning the laws of motion, pupils design their own investigations using straw rockets. They highlight their literacy skills in a...
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Chicago Children's Museum

Simple Machines: Force and Motion

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
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,...
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Henry Ford Museum

Physics, Technology and Engineering in Automobile Racing

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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...
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University of Florida

Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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...
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College Board

AP Physics 1 and 2 Inquiry-Based Lab Investigations

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Have you ever wondered what type of AP Physics investigations The College Board wants? This is the guide for you! Sixteen labs covering both Physics I and II will get you started and inspire you to meet the requirement of 25 percent of...
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Columbus City Schools

The Magic of Energy: A Disappearing Act?

For Teachers 7th Standards
Using the 5E method for teaching about kinetic energy, potential energy, and conservation of energy, this two-week unit with many videos and possible extensions is sure to keep pupils engaged as they are learning.
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Norwich Institute for Language Education

Simple Machines

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
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. 
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Columbus City Schools

May the Force Be with You

For Students 8th Standards
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...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's Law of Gravity

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's law of universal gravitation and factors that affect the strength of gravity between two objects.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Newton's Laws of Motion and Projectiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, online labs, virtual simulations, and video clips, students learn about Newton's Laws of Motion.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Students apply Newton's laws to more diverse physical settings where multiple forces from varying origins interact. To aid in condensing the physical setting into mathematical expressions, the free body diagram is used in this module...
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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.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Newton's Laws of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Newton's three laws are deceptively simple, but they are the underpinning of all of physics and govern the mechanics all of your actions in everyday life. Take an in-depth look at these laws in this learning module.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's Third Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's Third Law of Motion - action and reaction forces and why they are not balanced forces.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's First Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's first law of motion and how it applies in skateboarding.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Newton's Second Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Newton's second law of motion and the effects of force and mass on acceleration. Direct and inverse relationships between force, mass and acceleration.
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Science of Golf

For Students 9th - 10th
NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, uncovers the science, technology, engineering and math behind the game of golf. For lesson plans provided by the National Science Teachers Association, open the video and...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Inertia and Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
This is part of a lesson on Newton's Laws of Motion that focuses on inertia and mass. It restates Newton's first law of motion. The lesson also gives a helpful visual description concerning friction.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Action and Reaction

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on Newton's Third Law of Motion. It breaks down what action and reaction mean, and how mass and acceleration factor into the outcome of a collision.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Gravity

For Students 4th - 6th
Do you know how gravity affects you? This module defines gravity and explains how gravity affects the motion of objects.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Seychelles: What Is a Force?

For Students K - 1st
Cody the tour guide is learning about forces on the island. Try to help him learn about pushing and pulling.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Football Physics: The "Impossible" Free Kick

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Magnus Effect, a phenomenon discovered by Isaac Newton. Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos used it to score a seemingly impossible goal in a game of football in 1997. Includes a video, multiple-choice and open-ended...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Acceleration From Force and Mass

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate acceleration from force and mass, and force from mass and acceleration.
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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.