The motion of objects can be described and predicted using the laws of physics

This online resource investigates Newton's second law of motion.

In this resource, details are given for a hands-on activity where students make a catapult to learn about Newton's second law of motion.

This online resource investigates Newton’s second law of motion.

The resource is a downloadable student practical activity that focuses on the relationship between mass, acceleration, and force as described in Newton’s second law of motion.

Students use a custom-made wooden "car" and rubber bands to toss a small mass off the car. The car, resting on rollers, is propelled in the opposite direction.

This online resource looks at laminar flow across an aircraft's wing.

The resource looks into the effect of turbulence and other motion on aircraft and the efforts scientists go to to reduce drag.

The video clip, taken from the ABC television show Catalyst, shows experiments being undertaken in the wind tunnel at Melbourne University along with the efforts taken to design systems that reduce air friction or drag.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U05 (Year 10)

This online resource investigates Newton's second law of motion.

The resource is an interactive web page that focuses on the concept of Newton’s second law and the link between mass, acceleration and net force.

Interactive quizzes enable students to immediately practice what they learn. Further, 'Check Your Understanding' problems appear at the bottom of the page for students to try.

It also has links to Student Extras and Teacher’s Guides and links to follow-on tutorials are also provided.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U05 (Year 10)

These online interactives demonstrate the interaction of forces.

The resources are a number of downloadable interactive simulations that help explain the various forces acting on moving objects in terms of the mathematics involved.

Explore the forces at work when you try to push different objects along a flat surface. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the object.

See charts that show the forces, position, velocity, and acceleration v time.

This online resource is a good demonstration of the transfer of energy.

The resource give details of a teacher demonstration on the energy transformations involved in a collision between a basketball and a tennis ball.

A tennis ball is positioned on top of a basketball and the two are dropped from a height. The tennis ball is spectacularly propelled high into the air when they collide with the floor.

The resource also gives a detailed explanation of what’s going on and how to take things further.

This online resource investigates Newton’s second law of motion.

The resource is a student practical activity. Students time how long it takes a dynamics trolley to travel a set distance along a runway under a given force.

The force is then doubled and the time re-measured. Mass is then doubled and the time re-measured.

Teaching notes are included and related experiments are also listed.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U05 (Year 10)

This online resource focuses on the concepts of inertia, energy and motion in general.

The resource gives instructions for a teacher demonstration where a long string of beads is given a slight tug and practically pulls itself out of a container and onto the floor.

The web page includes an explanation of how it works and how to take the demonstration further.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U05 (Year 10)

This online resource explores potential and kinetic energy.

The resource is a student practical activity that focuses on demonstrating the transference of energy through the building a model roller coaster.

It includes instructions on how to create a roller coaster using a marble and foam tubing cut in half.

The resource also includes definitions of key terms as well as where to go to learn more about roller coasters.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U05 (Year 8), AC9S9U05 (Year 9), AC9S10U05 (Year 10)

This downloadable document is a worksheet for calculating average speed.

The document is for a practical activity where students use a stopwatch, trundle wheel and a flag to record and calculate the average speed of vehicles over a distance.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U05 (Year 10)