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Chapter 6: Motion

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Zero Energy Building Monte-Carlo Simulation [Updated link coming soon.]
These videos and audio clips describe a building designed to use very little energy. Describe to a friend how the inventors convert other forms of energy to run this building.

Eric’s History of Perpetual Motion and Free Energy Machines
Here is a skeptic’s review of so-called perpetual motion and free energy machines. Why are perpetual motion machines impossible to build?

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Meteors [Updated link coming soon.]
From the World Book Encyclopedia, this Web site explains meteors and their origin. It also gives information about meteor showers. Write a science fiction story about a meteoroid that is about to hit the Earth.

Asteroid Comet Impact Hazards
NASA has set up this site to educate the public about the myths -- and real dangers -- of large objects striking Earth. Visit the News page and create your own newspaper on the computer reporting these stories.

Unit 2: Forces and Motion

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Lesson 1: Newton’s First Law of Motion
Work through this four-part lesson on Newton’s First Law of Motion. How is mass different from inertia.

Summary of Friction [Updated link coming soon.]
Visit this summary of friction. Use the interactive JAVA window to run friction simulations. Predict your results on each trial.

Vector Jockey [Updated link coming soon.]
Download Vector Jockey, a shareware video game showing how velocity and acceleration work in space. Try to steer the craft through space. It's harder than you think!

Describing Motion with Words
This page gives a nice review and detailed explanation of velocity, speed, distance, displacement, and acceleration. Visit this site and write a journal entry about how you use these terms in your everyday life.

Multimedia Physics Studios: 1-Dimensional Kinematics
Visit this site for some nice graphs and GIF animations demonstrating speed, velocity, and acceleration. Use flip cards to create your own animation of one of these concepts.

Work/Energy Home Page
Visit this site to gather background on Work and Energy. Develop a showcase display highlighting the major points of these concepts.

Energy Research
The Office of Energy Research, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts Energy Research in various subjects from biological and environmental issues to nuclear physics. Use this site to put together a monthly newsletter about current energy research.

Newton’s Laws in Action
On this site, you'll find a nice video to demonstrate Newton’s Laws and later learn a little about momentum. Develop your own demonstrations of Newton's laws and momentum. Demonstrate these to your class.

Movies Illustrating Motion in Two and Three Dimensions [Updated link coming soon.]
Here you'll find various QuickTime videos showing projectile motion and circular vector forces. It also has links to Java Applets demonstrating the same concepts. Write a journal entry that explains five different videos.