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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: One Dimensional Kinematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using only two of our fundamental units, time and displacement students will build a framework to predict the motion of objects, starting with one dimensional motion.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Stadium Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation that uses the classic sports stadium "wave" to learn about concepts important to wave motion and interference.
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Handout
Other

Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Centre: Oceanography: Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed article on the characteristics of waves and wave behavior. It discusses the influence waves have on the marine environment and the global climate, the physics of wave motion, the interactions between waves and wind, wave...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Velocity and Acceleration Vectors to Interpret the Motion of a Car

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand that vectors have both magnitude and direction components as they investigate velocity and acceleration vectors.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Wave Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Two wave graphs depicting a sine wave and relating the various characteristics (wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and period) of a wave to each other. The site includes an interactive JavaScript form in which the visitor enters one...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Penguins: What Is Motion?

For Students 3rd - 5th
What do you know about Emperor penguins? Ernie is researching them and their migration across the continent.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Velocity?

For Students 9th - 10th
Velocity or speed? Instantaneous or average? Keep building your physics vocabulary.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Relating Rotational & Tangential Speed Mathematically

For Students 9th - 10th
A video lesson relating rotational speed and tangential speed. Video derives equation to show how to find tangential speed based on rotational speed. [4:32]
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover the difference between speed, velocity, and acceleration. Provides formulas and other interesting facts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Circular Motion & Gravitation: Rotation Angle & Angular Velocity

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define arc length, rotation angle, radius of curvature, and angular velocity; and to calculate the angular velocity of a car wheel spin.
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 kids.com: Velocity, Motion and Speed Oh My

For Students 5th - 9th
This brief overview distinguishes speed and velocity. Vectors are explained along with acceleration and gravitation. Diagrams are used to help explain these concepts.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Position Time Graphs

For Students 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How motion and speed can be represented by a distance-time graph and how average speed can be calculated from it.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Walk the Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will create constant-speed motion plots and develop linear equations to describe them mathematically.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Rolling Distance Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will be able to change the radius and the linear speed of a wheel. They can then see how each of these variables affects the angular speed. Students can also look at the relationship between angular distance and...
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Fish Catch Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the relative mass of two colliding objects, and determine if that can be used to quickly predict the post-collision speed of the objects? An activity sheet guides learners through the process of determining the rule for...
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Velocity and Relative Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated article helps physics students learn about center of mass and velocity, and define the concept of inertia.
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: Projectile Simulator

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore a variety of variables associated with the trajectory of a projectile including the launch height, angle, and speed. This interactive can be used as a purely exploratory activity or be used with an activity sheet that...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring Velocity of Objects Using Video Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, young scholars learn to analyze video clips and extract data about the velocity of moving objects, reinforcing the concept of average velocity. After mastering the technique of using videos to measure velocity, students...
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Lesson Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Table of Contents

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners examine motion with words, equations, diagrams, and graphs. Some topics investigated are position, velocity, acceleration, and free fall. The tutorial consists of lessons and problems to check for understanding.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Escape From a Kuiper Belt Object

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the speed of an object if it is to escape from a Kuiper Belt object.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Oh Snap

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine speed and rpm of a object on a string at the moment when the string snaps that is holding the ball in a circular path.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: High School Toss Level 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will determine maximum height obtained by an object tossed upward off the roof of a high school. They will also find the total time aloft and the speed with which the object will impact the ground. The acceleration due to...
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newtons Laws: Rocket Sledder Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience the effect of friction, air resistance, and applied force upon a sledder. The speed, acceleration, and force values are displayed as the sled moves. Learners can vary the mass of the sledder and the size of the parachute...
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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...

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