Forces in 1 Dimension
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Topics
- Force
- Position
- Velocity
- Acceleration
Description
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. View a Free Body Diagram of all the forces (including gravitational and normal forces).
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict, qualitatively, how an external force will affect the speed and direction of an object's motion.
- Explain the effects with the help of a free body diagram.
- Use free body diagrams to draw position, velocity, acceleration and force graphs and vice versa.
- Explain how the graphs relate to one another.
- Given a scenario or a graph, sketch all four graphs.
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Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
MC | Physics |
| Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab HW Demo |
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| Discovering Newton's Second Law |
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Patricia Martinez | HS | Lab | Physics | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Biology Chemistry Earth Science |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Chemistry Biology Earth Science Physics |
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| Force-time graph activity |
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Archie Paulson, Noah Podolefsky | UG-Intro | Other | Physics | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Biology Chemistry Physics |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Force of Friction Graphing Ff=(mu)Fn | Robert Anderson | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Force introduction | Jefferson County Middle School Workshop | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Kinematics | Wang Yunhe | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Discovering Newton's Second Law | Don Cameron, edited by Craig Tilley (Feb 19, 2014) | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Forces in 1 Dimension | Adam Miller | HS | Lab | |||
| Exploring Newtons' Second Law | Shaun Barton | HS | Lab | |||
| Force and Motion | Caroline Kenneally | UG-Intro HS |
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| Forces in 1 and 2 Dimensions | Sarah Stanhope | HS | Lab | |||
| Comparing Forces on Different Planets | Traci Radil | HS | Lab | |||
| Exploring Newton | Nancy Spletzer | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Introduction to Forces in 1-D | Katherine Frett | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Net Forces and Newton's Second Law | Stephan Graham | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| FRICTION_FORCES_in_1_dimension | Panagiotis Arfanis | HS MS |
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| חקר כוח חיכוך | Elena Cher | MS | Lab HW |
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