In this activity, students use the provided table to organize information about the average monthly time usage and energy consumption for all electrical appliances in their home. Upon collecting data and calculating costs, they draw conclusions regarding the types of appliances which are the biggest consumers of electrical energy. Teachers will need to supply the average cost of a kiloWatt-hour for the local area. Students will create a complete lab write-up at the conclusion of the activity.

This article and associated animated illustration describes the relationship between work and energy in downhill skiing.

In this activity, students will use experimental data to determine the mathematical equation which relates force, mass, and acceleration. At the conclusion of the activity, students will complete a formal write-up summarizing the lab. NOTE:This lab requires a computer-interfaced force probe and motion detector.

In this lab activity, students will determine the effect of the angle of incline upon the force needed and upon the work done when pulling a cart up an incline to the same height at a constant speed. Students will record and graph data and write a comprehensive report summarizing the lab.

In this activity, students investigate the question: "How does the strength of the tension force on a bucket when at the top of a vertical loop compare to the strength of the tension force when at the bottom of the loop?" After completion of the lab, students will complete a formal lab write-up.

This worksheet provides students practice with calculations involving electrical circuits such as electric potential, resistance, power, and energy.

This worksheet assesses student understanding of concepts related to momentum, collisions, and impulse.

In this unit, students will learn about momentum. Lessons in this unit include: Momentum; Momentum and Impulse Connection; and Real-World Applications. This unit includes visuals and mini quizzes to check for understanding and facilitate learning.

In this unit, students will learn about The Law of Momentum Conservation. Lessons in this unit include: The Law of Action-Reaction (Revisited); Momentum Conservation Principle; Isolated Systems; Using Equations as a "Recipe" for Algebraic Problem-Solving; Using Equations as a Guide to Thinking; and Momentum Conservation in Explosions. This unit includes videos, animations, and mini quizzes to check for understanding and facilitate learning.

In this unit, students will learn what a force is and analyze systems of forces. Students will distinguish between contact forces and action at a distance forces. Students will also learn how to draw free body diagrams and how to determine the net force on an object. Lessons in this unit include: The Meaning of Force; Types of Forces; Drawing Free Body Diagrams; and Determining Net Force.

This unit of study reviews concepts of Newton's First Law of Motion (The Law of Inertia). This resource includes videos and animations that demonstrate concepts on inertia and mass, state of motion, and balanced and unbalanced forces. At the end of each section students can check for understanding of concepts by answering questions about each concept covered.

In this unit, students will explore the behavior of objects for which all forces are not balanced. Lessons in this unit include: Newton's Second Law; The Big Misconception; Finding Acceleration; Finding Individual Forces; Free Fall and Air Resistance; and Double Trouble. This unit includes videos, animations, and mini quizzes to check for understanding and facilitate learning.

In this unit, students will learn about Newton's third law. Lessons in this unit include: Newton's Third Law and Identifying Action and Reaction Force Pairs. This unit includes videos, animations, and mini quizzes to check for understanding and facilitate learning.

In this lab activity, students will calculate their power requirement for climbing a staircase - both by walking and running. At the end of the activity, students will complete a formal lab write up.

This interactive tool allows students to investigate the nature of a projectile's motion. An associated activity sheet provides a variety of questions regarding projectiles.

In this activity, students are challenged to find the speed of a battery-powered car. Students will devise their own procedure to measure distance and time and calculate speed over several trials. Students will generate a complete lab write-up to summarize the lab.

In this unit, students will learn how charged objects behave. Students are introduced to charged particles and uncharged particles, interactions between charged and uncharged particles, and conductors and insulators. Students will also learn about the process of polarization. This unit includes videos, animations, and mini quizzes to check for understanding and facilitate learning.

In this unit of study, students will learn about electric fields. Students will look at how an object can be charged and how the charge affects other objects in the vicinity. Lessons in this unit include: Action at a Distance; Electric Field Intensity; Electric Field Lines; Electric Fields and Conductors; and Lightning. This unit includes questions at the end of each section to allow students to self assess and check for understanding.

In this unit, students will learn about electric force. Lessons in this unit include: Charge Interactions Revisited; Coulomb's Law; Inverse Square Law; and Newton's Laws and the Electrical Force. This unit includes videos, animations, and mini quizzes to check for understanding and facilitate learning.

In this unit students will explain the mechanisms for producing electostatic charges by friction, conduction, and induction. Students will review the Law of Conservation of Charge and electron affinity. Lessons in this unit include: Charging by Friction; Charging by Induction; Charging by Conduction; and Grounding-the Removal of a Charge. This unit includes questions at the end of each section to allow students to self assess and check for understanding.