Newton

http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Newton.html – An interesting biography of Sir Isaac Newton

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95dec/newton.html- - This is a great basic description of Newton’s life and discoveries.

The Three Laws

http://www.aloha.com/~isaac/3laws/1mid.htm – This is an excellent student sight. The laws of motion are clearly explained and simple problems to reinforce them are given. This is a very user-friendly site for eighth graders.

http://www.homeworkhelp.com/homeworkhelp/freemember/text/phys/high/private/chapter03/p0200/main.htm – This site explains the laws of motion in more depth than the one above. The examples are straight- forward and easy to understand.

Applying the Three Laws (Labs)

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classphys.html Three Newton’s law’s labs

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceForceAndMotion-MeasurementNewtons9.htm –Practice calculating mass and study the relationship between mass and force.

http://encarta.msn.com/alexandria/templates/lessonFull.asp?page=1800 – Various activities to apply Newton’s laws

Simple Machines

http://www.cosi.org/flash/simpMach/sm1.html – This is a great interactive site on simple machines. Build a tree house.