Forces and Motion: Basics
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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.
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Forces & Motion: Basics HTML5 - Part 2 (Friction) |
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Amy Rouinfar & Trish Loeblein | HS K-5 MS |
Lab | Physics |
| Forces and Motion |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Lab | Physics | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Earth Science Chemistry Physics Biology |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Biology Chemistry Earth Science Physics |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | Physics Chemistry Biology |
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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 | ||
| Newton's Second Law of Motion | Leah L. Lecerio | HS MS |
Other | Physics | ||
| Friction Quantitative Lab | Steve Banasiak | HS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| How does mass effect the speed of a forced object? | Marley Carhart | K-5 | Guided Lab HW |
Physics | ||
| Friction and Motion | Amanda Turkel | K-5 | Lab HW Guided |
Mathematics Physics |
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| Forces and Free Body Diagram Lab | Kara Quinlan | HS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Pushing Things Around | Dean Baird | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Force and Motion Basics - Second grade | Anne Mason | K-5 | Lab | Physics | ||
| Kinematics | Wang Yunhe | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Middle School Science | Julia Benson | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Tug Wars: May The Forces Be With You! | Jeffrey Shuldman | K-5 | Lab | Physics | ||
| Forces and Motion: Friction | Nicole H. | MS | Demo | |||
| Force and Motion Sim Activity | Kim Ridini | K-5 | Lab | Physics | ||
| Investigating Forces and Motion Through Inquiry | Tony Tracy | HS | Lab | |||
| 2nd Law Simulation Lab | Bob Bessin | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Force and Motion Investigation | Michael Pennisi | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Forces and Motion: Basic - Concept Introduction | Stephen N. Clontz, M. Ed. | MS K-5 |
CQs Demo Lab |
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| Force, Mass, Acceleration | CL Stephenson | MS HS |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Friction and Acceleration | Mike Mikhaiel | HS | Lab | |||
| Forces, Friction and Motion | Monique Modeste | MS | Lab | |||
| Force | Allison Reich | MS | CQs | Physics | ||
| mesues | pjeter gjoka | MS | Discuss HW Lab |
Physics | ||
| Forces i moviment | Valentí Ferrer | MS | HW | Physics | ||
| Forces and Motion: Basics Dutch | Rachid Anouar | MS | HW | Physics | ||
| Kracht en beweging | René Wester | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Atividade de Força e Movimento | Darkson F. Costa | MS | Discuss Lab |
Physics | ||
| Mecânica (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | UG-Intro HS Grad Other MS |
Other Lab HW Discuss Demo Guided |
Earth Science Physics Other |
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| Força de Atrito | Darkson Fernandes da Costa, Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Leis de Newton | Jardel de Oliveira Santos / Nizomar de Sousa Gonçalves | MS | Discuss Guided |
Physics | ||
| Forças em Ação | Alline Alencar Macedo e Mairton Romeu Cavalcante | HS | Lab | Physics |
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