Unit D: Motion, Change and Transportation Safety

This is the second part of a two-part activity on recycling yarn.

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.

Bernoulli’s equation is key to understanding why curveballs curve.

NASA engineers apply kinematics and dynamics to test parachutes designed specifically to help space probes land safely using aerodynamics.

Litter isn't just a problem on Earth. When litter ends up in space, it can cause collisions and other consequences for satellites, the International Space Station and even for people on Earth!

10 images of some spherical objects such as golf balls and tennis balls that are made of different materials and used for specific purposes

Is it magic? No - it’s physics! Use circular motion to overcome the force of gravity and amaze your family!

Pecking puts a lot of force on a woodpecker’s brain. But scientists think woodpecker bodies are adapted to help keep them from being injured during pecking-related collisions.

Why do a baseball and a rocket need the same launch speed to get from Earth into space? It has to do with physics and gravitational force.

The game of billiards shows the principles of collisions, momentum & impulse, and kinetics at work!