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This four-part tutorial takes an in-depth look at the meaning of force, types of forces, how to determine net force, and the use of free-body diagrams to represent force…
  
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These materials, offered for free download, were written to supplement the book Amusement Park Physics , 2nd Edition, by Clarence Bakken. They include descriptions of contests,…
  
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This shared folder contains subfolders with resources pertaining to the topic of Newton's Laws. It is a snapshot of curricular material on The Physics Classroom website.
  
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This is a collection of resources for teacher and student learning. Courses are available to help teachers understand the basics of physical, life, and earth sciences. The collection…
The Animated Chalkboard 2006: Motion 1  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This zip file download contains a package of 22 Windows-based physics animations on velocity, acceleration, friction, momentum, rotational frames, and more. It was created as an…
  
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These eight free professional development workshops for K-8 teachers present science concepts in force and motion. Each workshop is structured around a one-hour video that features…
  
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This interactive simulation provides four components for exploring balanced and unbalanced forces. In the introductory activity, users choose from among 5 objects of different…
  
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Free-body diagrams are a powerful tool to analyze forces exerted by interacting objects. This interactive activity, part of The Physics Classroom tutorial collection, provides…
  
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This set of focused materials on Newton's Laws is part of the PhysClips collection of multimedia tutorials. Force interactions, inertial frames, and action-reaction are depicted in…
  
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This interactive tutorial for Grades 6-12 examines the aerodynamic forces of lift and drag. Students explore the two principles that combine to produce lift: the Bernoulli Effect and…
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