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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...
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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...
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Michigan Reach Out

Reach Out Michigan: Ping Pong Ball Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an experiment that will allow observation on how friction will make a ping pong ball curve when it is thrown into the air.

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