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Skateboard Science
The techniques and equipment skateboarders use to seemingly bend the law of gravity. In the trickscience section, the site explains the physics behind the stunts, and several experiments to try at home. The equipment section offers an in-depth look at skateboard design.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding...
Motion and Force
Various aspects of mechanics are explored allowing the user to change variables to learn the concepts
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?m...
Amusement Park Physics
Exhibit showing how the laws of physics affect amusement park design. Design your own rollercoaster. Find out information about amusement park ride safety statistics and related information.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysic...
The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
Educational resources for children, teachers, and industry specialists making presentations to students.
http://wings.avkids.com/
Playground Physics
Physics can be studied at the playground using CBLs, graphing calculators, motion detectors, and accelerometers. Programs are written by Richard Taylor, the Hockaday School. Paper supported by Teachers Teaching with Technology, and printed in The Physics Teacher.
http://home.hockaday.org/HockadayNet/Acade...
Teaching Dynamics with Excel97
The material presented here is designed to be directly useful to a teacher or student in a more traditional high school or beginning university physics course on mechanics. There are profuse instructions, and some prewritten spreadsheets are available as well.
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/5...
SLIK
Tutorial on kinematics targeting undergraduate engineering students taking courses such as engineering mechanics. Common textbook kinematics problems are solved - always using the same method of solution - the SLIK method. SLIK stands for "Simple Loop Interpretations for Kinematics."
http://home.nycap.rr.com/slik/slikd/index....
Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion
Explanations with animations.
http://www.gmi.edu/~drussell/Demos/waves/w...
Matter and Materials - Fluid Mechanics
A lesson outline on the topic of fluids. Looks at topics such as viscosity, bouyancy, density, volume and how hydraulics and pneumatics plays an important role.
http://camillasenior3.homestead.com/fluids...
Physics on the Playground
Playgrounds are a place to observe physical forces, such as gravity, momentum, and friction. This set of exercises invites students outdoors to take a closer look.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/ins...
Playground Physics
A physics curriculum for upper elmentary and middle school designed to relate the experience children have on the playground to basic physics concepts.
http://lyra.colorado.edu/sbo/mary/play/
How Stuff Works: Force, Power, Torque and Energy
Animations for explaining the concepts of force, power, torque, and energy.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fpte.htm
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