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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.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces in 1 Dimension

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when you try to push a filing cabinet. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the cabinet. Charts show the forces, position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time....
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when you try to push a filing cabinet. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the cabinet. Charts show the forces, position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time....
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Static Friction vs. Kinetic Friction: The Differences

For Students 9th - 10th
Teaches what friction force is, the difference between static and kinetic friction, and how friction force is calculated.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sliding and Stuttering

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use a spring scale to drag an object such as a ceramic coffee cup along a table top or the floor. The spring scale allows them to measure the frictional force that exists between the moving cup and the surface it slides on. By...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Explore the Forces of Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
We all recognize what friction is, but do you really understand what causes it? This project focuses on friction, its causes and forces and specifically how it affects how fast you can slip down slides.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces in One Dimension

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this simulation to see the results of applying a force to move an object. Analyze forces and friction using graphs.
PPT
New York University

New York Univ.: Tandon School of Engineering: Static and Kinetic Friction [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what static and kinetic friction are and discusses the coefficient of friction for different situations. Presents two simple lab experiments and real-life examples of friction in action.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students learn what causes friction, what factors affect friction, and how it is calculated.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws: Finding Individual Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students find the value of forces acting upon objects using force equations.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Puttin' It All Together

For Teachers 6th - 9th
On the topic of energy related to motion, this summary lesson is intended to tie together the concepts of work, power, collisions, momentum and drag. A hands-on activity demonstrates this idea and reinforces students' math skills in...
Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Inclined Plane

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an interactive app of an inclined plane showing the effect of the angle, the weight of the block, and the friction as a block is pulled up an incline.
Activity
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.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Newton's Laws Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide on Newton's Laws covers key terms, the three laws, free body diagrams, friction coefficients and tension. Includes equations and an example problem with solution. It is available for download with free registration.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Further Applications of Newton's: Elasticity: Stress and Strain

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to state Hooke's law; explain Hook's law using graphical representations between deformation and applied force; discuss the three types of deformations: changes in length, sideways shear, and...
Website
Oklahoma Mesonet

University of Oklahoma: High and Low Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Oklahoma meteorology tutorial explores both high and low pressure systems--how they form and the different forms they take.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Building Roller Coasters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this hands-on activity students learn about the laws of physics by creating a marble roller coaster.