Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: One Dimensional Kinematics
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Stadium Wave
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation that uses the classic sports stadium "wave" to learn about concepts important to wave motion and interference.
Other
Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Centre: Oceanography: Waves
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Velocity and Acceleration Vectors to Interpret the Motion of a Car
Students understand that vectors have both magnitude and direction components as they investigate velocity and acceleration vectors.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Wave Motion
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...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Penguins: What Is Motion?
What do you know about Emperor penguins? Ernie is researching them and their migration across the continent.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Velocity?
Velocity or speed? Instantaneous or average? Keep building your physics vocabulary.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Relating Rotational & Tangential Speed Mathematically
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]
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
Discover the difference between speed, velocity, and acceleration. Provides formulas and other interesting facts.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Circular Motion & Gravitation: Rotation Angle & Angular Velocity
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.
Physics4kids
Physics4 kids.com: Velocity, Motion and Speed Oh My
This brief overview distinguishes speed and velocity. Vectors are explained along with acceleration and gravitation. Diagrams are used to help explain these concepts.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Position Time Graphs
[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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Walk the Line
In this activity, students will create constant-speed motion plots and develop linear equations to describe them mathematically.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Rolling Distance Lab
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Fish Catch Interactive
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...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Velocity and Relative Motion
An illustrated article helps physics students learn about center of mass and velocity, and define the concept of inertia.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: Projectile Simulator
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Measuring Velocity of Objects Using Video Clips
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Table of Contents
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.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Escape From a Kuiper Belt Object
Students must predict the speed of an object if it is to escape from a Kuiper Belt object.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Oh Snap
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.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: High School Toss Level 1
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Newtons Laws: Rocket Sledder Interactive
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper
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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