Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains why kinetic friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is sliding across. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Surface Area."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calculating Static Friction: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson demonstrates how to make calculations using static friction. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Calculating Static Friction."
Graphic
Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this cartoon that shows various types of friction.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Physical Processes: Friction

For Students 3rd - 8th
Easy-to-understand explanation of friction and air resistance, with a supplemental activity and quiz questions.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sliders (For High School)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this hands-on activity, students learn about two types of friction - static and kinetic - and the equation that governs them. They also measure the coefficient of static friction and the coefficient of kinetic friction experimentally.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Does Contact Area Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Using the same method for measuring friction that was used in the previous lesson (Discovering Friction), students design and conduct an experiment to determine if the amount of area over which an object contacts a surface it is moving...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sliders

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this hands-on activity, students learn about two types of friction - static and kinetic - and the equation that governs them. They also measure the coefficient of static friction experimentally.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Sprinter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about static friction, kinetic friction, and slipping in the context of human motion using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:38]
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Red Light, Green Light

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Building upon their understanding of forces and Newton's laws of motion, students learn about the force of friction, specifically with respect to cars. They explore the friction between tires and the road to learn how it affects the...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newtons Laws: Atwoods Machine Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Create an Atwood's machine and a modified Atwood's machine in this interactive. Change the amount of mass on either object, introduce friction forces, and measure distance and time in order to calculate the acceleration.
Interactive
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Friction and Fly Balls

For Students 9th - 10th
Try to find the sweet spot for hitting a baseball so that it travels the greatest horizontal distance.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Modeling Gravity and Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Application of Newton's Law of force and gravity to computer graphic programming.
Website
Channel 4 Learning

Channel 4 Learning: Science Essentials: Friction

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Brief explanation of friction, with learning reinforcement, such as a quiz, a glossary, an image bank, and frequently asked questions about friction.
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Friction Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this ten question multiple choice quiz on friction.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Friction

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this unit children build on their existing knowledge of forces and learn that forces can be measured and compared. The unit focuses on friction.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Circular Friction Test Track

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students find the relationships that affect the maximum speed a car can go around a turn. Students will be able to modify the tires, road surface, the mass of the car, radius of the turn and the initial speed...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Newton's Law System (No Friction)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find out different things for a series of objects moving as a system.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Friction to Projectile Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the landing location of a projectile that started as a box sliding across a rough surface. Students must first find the speed of the box when it has reached the end of the table and then treat the box as a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Frictional Forces on Mobility Walkers

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage will test your knowlege on normal forces.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation: Centripetal Forces

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to calculate coefficient of friction on a car tire and to calculate ideal speed and angle of a car on a turn.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Does Weight Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Using the same method for measuring friction that was used in the previous lesson (Discovering Friction), students design and conduct an experiment to determine if weight added incrementally to an object affects the amount of friction...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Puck Stops Here

For Teachers 5th - 7th
After learning about transfer of energy, specifically the loss of kinetic energy to friction, students get a chance to test friction. In groups they are given a wooden block, different fabrics, and weights and asked to design the "best"...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Malt Shop

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about kinetic friction and how objects slide to a stop under the influence of friction.

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