This sub-collection of resources from the Virtual Text Book collection contains six resources designed for use on an interactive whiteboard to aid the teaching and learning of a variety of topics in ‘Mechanics'. Each resource is an interactive Excel worksheet to encourage teacher-student interaction. The topics covered are:

• Collisions
• Inclined Plane
• Moments
• Projectiles
• Statistics: Forces at a Point
• Forces in Strings

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Collisions

This series of interactive excel sheets investigate models involving collisions.

The first sheet simulates two particles colliding. Initial velocity, mass and resulting velocity of the two particles can be set, or a...

Inclined Plane

This series of interactive excel sheets investigate models involving an inclined plane.

The first sheet helps students to investigate the conditions for movement of an object on a horizontal plane.

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Moments

This series of interactive excel sheets investigate models involving moments.

The first sheet helps students to investigate the moment of a force about a point. The components of the force can also be revealed.

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Projectiles

This series of interactive excel sheets look at projectiles, either on or above the horizontal plane.

The first sheet defines the symbols and units used the remaining sheets.

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