Forces and Motion: Basics
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About
Topics
- Force
- Motion
- Friction
- Speed
- Newton's First Law
Description
Explore the forces at work when pulling against a cart,and pushing a refrigerator, crate, or person. Create an applied force and see how it makes objects move. Change friction and see how it affects the motion of objects.
Sample Learning Goals
- Identify when forces are balanced vs unbalanced.
- Determine the sum of forces (net force) on an object with more than one force on it.
- Predict the motion of an object with zero net force.
- Predict the direction of motion given a combination of forces.
For Teachers
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Forces & Motion: Basics HTML5 - Part 2 (Friction) |
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Amy Rouinfar & Trish Loeblein | MS HS K-5 |
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| Forces and Motion |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Lab | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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| Forces and Free Body Diagram Lab | Kara Quinlan | HS | Guided Lab |
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| Introduction to Forces and Newton's Laws | Michael Pennisi | HS | Lab | ||
| Pushing Things Around | Dean Baird | HS | Lab | ||
| Forces and Motion | Raquelyn Maglinao and Faye Nathalie Montes | MS | Lab | ||
| Force and Motion Basics - Second grade | Anne Mason | K-5 | Lab | ||
| Kinematics | Wang Yunhe | HS | Lab | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | ||
| mesues | pjeter gjoka | MS | Discuss HW Lab |
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Software Requirements
| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Internet Explorer 10+ latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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Safari 6.1 and up latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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latest version of Chrome
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Credits
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