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Ramp: Forces and Motion Investigation A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines.



Title Ramp: Forces and Motion Investigation
Description Students will write a testable hypothesis and design an experiment about the relationship between either object mass OR ramp angle and distance traveled by an object sliding down a ramp.
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords acceleration, force, inquiry, ramp
Simulation(s) Ramp: Forces and Motion

Author(s) Bruce Palmquist
Contact Email palmquis@cwu.edu
School / Organization Central Washington University
Date submitted 3/7/11
Date updated 3/25/11

Comments

Interesting use of sim for a specific application. Trish   4/9/11

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