Force & Motion Apps

Roller Coaster Builder

This free app serves as a great review of the basic concepts of force and motion.Students must have a knowledge of these concepts to solve the problem presented of getting your rollercoaster from one side to the other. Optimized for iPhone & iTouch, but will work on iPad as well. View in Itunes Store

6th Grade TEKS 6.8A,B,C,D,E
7th Grade TEKS 7.7A
8th Grade TEKS 8.6A, B,C



Touch Physics

This is a highly awarded app that teaches students about the basic laws of motion. A new iPad version was released in August 2010 and features real physics modeling. iPod Touch and iPhone versions are also available. Have your students draw shapes with a crayon that come to life. These shapes interact with the wheel according to physical laws. An extension idea is to have your students design their own level and to illustrate how they would go about solving it by using various types of simple machines such as levers, inclined planes, etc.

6th Grade TEKS 6.8A,B,C,D,E
7th Grade TEKS 7.7A
8th Grade TEKS 8.6A, B,C