MERLOT Materials

A flash animation of forces. Graphical and physical animation.

A review of intermolecular forces including ion-dipole, dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding and dispersion forces. The author... see more

This set of online simulations shows the forces that may be at work on geologic structures or on man-made structures... see more

Es determina la força de interacció entre dos conductors rectilinis paral·lels.

A tutorial, with applets and animations, on forces and Newton's Second Law. Includes a quiz.

In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a... see more

Forces add like vectors. Three forces act on the orange disk. Drag the heads of the arrows representing these forces to... see more

General Chemistry (Chem 1A) is part of OpenChem: http://ocw.uci.edu/openchem/; This video is part of a 23-lecture... see more

This java application simulation shows the force (applied, frictional, and total), position, velocity, and acceleration... see more

An interactive applet for simulating various combinations of the block/plane problem.

This applet allows the user to select different forces and masses. The force, in the form of a walking M&M, imparts an... see more

Talking to the Text for Intermolecular Forces is where a student actively engages with text about Intermolecular Forces... see more

Three vectors (forces) can be independently manipulated, with the net force being computed for each configuration.

This simulation lets users explore the forces due to electric charges. Users get to fire a proton into an area where it... see more

Tutorials and quizzes on forces, including friction and terminal speed.

Simulations of experiments involving the application of an impulse (force over a short time period) to different masses.... see more

This Java applet demonstrates the Lorentz force, exerted on a current-carrying conductor swing in the magnetic field of a... see more

An applet of a forced oscillator. The applet includes damping and a phase-space plot. Mirror at... see more

This video was recorded at MIT 18.03 Differential Equations - Spring 2006. Differential Equations are the language in... see more

This activity is a lab where students gather data on buoyant force and height of and object being submerged in two... see more

The Physics Force is an outreach program at the University of Minnesota. It makes science exciting and fun for students... see more

Organic Chemistry (Chem 51A) is part of OpenChem: http://ocw.uci.edu/openchem/; This video is part of a 27-lecture... see more

This extensive, interactive website describes what a hurricane is, how one forms, its characteristics, the effects,... see more

Applet simulates the motion of particles acted upon by a central force. User can choose between attractive and repulsive... see more