CK-12 Foundation
Bobsled
Bobsled riders' safety depends on skill ... and physics! Learners use a simulation to understand the physics behind the sport. They manipulate the speed, mass, and/or turn radius of the sled and watch the effects on the centripetal force.
Physics Classroom
Trajectory - Angle Launched Projectiles
Horizontal and vertical speeds change as projectiles move through space. As part of a series on vectors and projectiles, scholars create vector diagrams to compare these speeds at various locations. They they determine the values for...
Physics LAB
Distinguishing 2nd and 3rd Law Forces
In this laws of forces instructional activity, students are given 27 problems to solve given diagrams showing forces acting upon objects. Students find the forces acting upon the objects, the determine the opposing forces acting upon the...
Physics LAB
Uniform Circular Motion
In this circular motion worksheet, students determine the magnitude of a coin's linear velocity and the magnitude of its acceleration. This worksheet has 14 problems to solve.
Physics LAB
Freebody Diagrams #3
In this freebody diagram worksheet, high schoolers solve 10 problems including matching proper equations to the diagrams, finding weights of objects, determining when the normal equals the object's weight and matching the proper...
Physics LAB
Introduction to Springs
For this springs worksheet, high schoolers solve 14 problems given diagrams showing different springs. Students find spring constants, the kinetic energy of the springs, the elasticity constant and the speed of moving masses.