November 21, 2009
Engineering Interact - Park World Plot
Engineering Interact - Park World Plot Those British do such a good job with these things! University of Cambridge Department of Engineering is responsible for this wonderful site on Motion, Newton's Laws, Friction... Great for review or webquests. I really...
September 27, 2009
Newton's 3 Laws of Motion
Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Neat little interactive if you're looking for something to work on Newton's Laws....
June 21, 2009
How to Make a Roller Coaster Work
How to Make a Roller Coaster Work Another nice roller coaster simulation. I love the choices and the trial and error behind it. Plus, the math is nice....
What Happens When Two Things Collide?
What Happens When Two Things Collide? Decide the object and the speed and watch them crash. Then, see the math and the explanation that goes along with it. Nice.....
Learn about Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
Learn about Position, Velocity, and Acceleration This is a very nice little simulation that allows students to make some choices in order to see the results. Graphics are a little simple, but the explanations included makes it a great find....
May 18, 2008
Sci-Quest-Just For Kids-Build A Roller Coaster
Another roller coaster site. Just builds a short track, but lets you change the speed and friction, so that's different. Sci-Quest-Just For Kids-Build A Roller Coaster...
May 10, 2008
Ology - Way to Go, Einstein
A page on the Ology site dedicated to the ideas of Albert Einstein. Ology - Way to Go, Einstein...
RocketModeler II 2.1f beta
" With this software you can investigate how a rocket flies by changing the values of different design variables." On the NASA website, it's an interesting site for those of you who build rockets in class. Allows a chance to...
May 08, 2008
Physics Flash Animations
Not a pretty site, but plenty of animations to make up for it. Most of these are upper level concepts. Very simple, clean, easy to use. Good for class examples. Again, not the prettiest in the world, but very useful....
May 04, 2008
Rube Goldberg Machine
Introducing Rube Goldberg machines? This site will let the kids go through the steps of finishing one, with some guidance along the way. From the Zoom website, it's a pretty neat little gadget. Rube Goldberg Machine...
May 03, 2008
Questacon Rollercoaster
Design a roller coaster. Make sure it has enough energy to get to the end or you'll have to start over again. Interesting Australian Site. Questacon Rollercoaster...
Amusement Park Physics
Another rollercoaster design site. Been around for quite a while. Also has some things on Newton's Laws. Take a look at the bumper cars. Amusement Park Physics...
February 01, 2008
Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion
Nice little animation to help explain Newton's Laws of Motion. I felt sorry for the little worm, though. Watch it and you'll see what I mean. Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion...
January 27, 2008
Amusement Park Physics
Parts of this are great, the other parts...not so good. The good parts are the roller coaster where you actually build part of a roller coaster. The other is the bumper cars where you work with predicting outcomes of collisions...
