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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Swing Low: Investigate the Motion of a Pendulum

For Students 3rd - 5th
Kids love to ride the swings at the playground. The back-and-forth motion of a swing demonstrates the physics of a pendulum. In this experiment, you will investigate the factors that affect the speed and duration of a pendulum's swing.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Speed & Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
A slide show with three accompanying video lesson segments illustrating the difference between speed and velocity, and demonstrating how to calculate average speed and velocity. [6:31]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: 2 D Projectile Motion: Vectors and Comparing Multiple Trajectories

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice problems dealing with displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors for horizontally launched projectiles. In these practice problems, students will compare initial speed and time in the air for multiple projectiles.
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Vision Learning

Vision Learning: Physics: Waves and Wave Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on waves and wave motion. Discussion includes wave theories, wave basics, and wave speed. The site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Circular Motion Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide on circular motion covers key terms, centripetal force, linear vs. circular motion, precession, and equations. Includes four example problems with detailed solutions. The guide is available for download with free...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Changes in Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
Given diagrams or scenarios, students will measure and graph changes in motion.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

For Students 7th - 9th
Given descriptions, illustrations, graphs, charts, or equations, students will differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation that teaches about kinematics, air resistance, and parabolic curve by shooting a car out of a cannon while trying to hit a target. Observe how changes in angle, initial speed, mass, air resistance, and drag...
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Other

Bc Open Textbooks: Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator

For Students 11th - 12th
This resource examines how to determine the maximum speed of an oscillating system. It discusses how the concept of law of energy can be applied in solving these types of problems.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graphing Motion: Instantaneous and Average Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the calculator as a graphing tool and distinguish between average speed and instantaneous speed.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Vertical Motion of Firework Level 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will set the launch speed and fuse time for a firework so that the firework will explode at the desired height and speed. This problem does not take place on Earth.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Changes in Motion

For Students 6th - 9th
In this lesson, you will learn about position vs. time graphs and velocity vs. time graphs and how to use them to solve problems.
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Mechanics and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Motion is one of the key topics in physics. Everything in the universe moves. It might only be a small amount of movement and very very slow, but movement does happen. Don't forget that even if you appear to be standing still, the Earth...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on how to calculate average speed and distance traveled. It also explains how to convert different units of measure and provides a link to an assessment.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Equations of Motion Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
You will be adjusting different parameters, such as speed and time accelerating, in this lab to see how they affect the motion of your car. Record the data and then reset your system to make desired changes.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Circular Motion Learning Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab/learning activity is designed to introduce students to some of the basic terms with circular motion. They will be introduced to rpm, frequency, period, angular frequency, speed and velocity. It is hoped that students will be...
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Motion Graph Matching

For Students 9th - 10th
You will be given a velocity vs. time graph for the motion of a car. Your job is to match the graph with your car by pushing on the gas or brake or coasting at the appropriate moments. Before you start the matching game, you must set the...
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Lab 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to generate some data that students can use when learning about two stage graphing motion. Students will track the motion of a dragster as it accelerates and then moves at a constant speed and then they will create...
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Vertical Motion of Firework Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to give students an environment that they could relate to that would let them test how launch speed and time of flight affect the height of an explosion and the speed at the time of the explosion.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc:investigating Friction:investigate How the Force of Friction Opposes Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this investigation, middle schoolers will learn that speed, velocity, and changes in velocity are the result of the action of forces on objects such as friction. They will be able to explain how the force of friction opposes motion by...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Describing Motion With Words

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from the Glenbrook South High School gives a nice review and detailed explanation of velocity, speed, distance, displacement, and acceleration. A good introduction to the "language of Kinematics."
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Motion on Incline Level 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must calculate the distance an object will move up an incline using Newton's Laws. Mass, angle, gravitational field and initial speed will be generated randomly.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motion: Calculating and Graphing Students Walking Speed

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity young scholars will collect and analyze data of their walking speed. They will compare their speed to an outside speed walker. They will determine their speed every 20 meters up to 100 meters. They will complete five...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Speed

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand what speed is and how to calculate it in one dimension motion.

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