Teaching Resources
The Physics Classroom has been devoted to helping students, teachers, and classrooms since the 1990s. We are as passionate about that mission now as we have ever been. If you are a teacher of Physics or Physical Science, we encourage you to use our Video Tutorial with your students. And we also encourage you to consider the use of other resources on our website that coordinate with the video. We have listed a few below to help you get started.
Teacher Toolkits: Newton's First Law
Teacher Toolkits provide teachers a collection of annotated links to vetted resources on the internet that are standards-based and multimedia reliant. This particular Toolkit is on Newton's First Law and should assist a teacher in finding resources for planning lessons that are next steps to this video.
Curriculum Corner: Newton's Laws Chapter
Physics Interactive: The Rocket Sledder
Our Interactives section provides short simulations that allow students to manipulate a variable and observe its impact upon a motion. This one is perfect for helping students view the connection between force and motion. It comes with a classroom-ready activity sheet.
Race Track Interactive
Liven up your lesson with this phun challenge called Race Track. In this turn-based game, students tap on force buttons to guide a race car around a track in the least number of moves. There are multiple levels and an infinite number of re-takes ... and lots of thinking and analysis for success.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces Concept Builder
When you watch students doing Concept Builders in your classroom, you realize how much they love them. This one on Balanced vs. Unbalanced forces will help students associate the force diagram with the described motion of the object.
Force and Motion Concept Builder
Another helpful Concept Builder. The forces acting upon an object are described by a force diagram and students must determine what the resulting motion could be. Put your thinking cap on and prepare to discard any erroneous ideas you have about force and motion.
Concept Builder: Changes of State
And still another Concept Builder. You have plenty of tools for planning engaging lessons that challenge students to think about the meaning of concepts.
Minds On Physics the App, Part 2, Mission NL1
It's not for everyone but serious learners will appreciate the rigor and no-nonsense approach of our Minds On Physics program. Interactive. Built-in help. Immediate feedback. Emphasis on close reading and critical thinking. Works on tablets and phones. Now that's a great resume! Try Minds On Physics.
Physics Classroom Tutorial - Newton's Laws Chapter, Lesson 1, Inertia and Mass
Our Physics Classroom Tutorial has a proven record of explaining hard-to-understand concepts in an easy-to-understand language. This short page is the written version of our Video Tutorial on mass and inertia. It's a great reference.