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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| Forces & Motion: Basics HTML5 - Part 2 (Friction) |
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Amy Rouinfar & Trish Loeblein | K-5 MS HS |
Lab | Physics |
| Forces and Motion |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Lab | Physics | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Biology Earth Science Chemistry Physics |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Biology Chemistry Physics Earth Science |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Forces and Motion with Friction Group Activity | Andrew Pawl | HS UG-Intro |
Guided Discuss |
Physics | ||
| Forces and Newton's Laws Review | Scott Clements | HS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Force and Acceleration | Russ Haynes | MS | HW Lab |
Physics | ||
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Chemistry Physics Biology |
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| 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 | ||
| Investigation | Bruce Spurrell | MS HS |
Lab Guided HW |
Physics | ||
| How does mass effect the speed of a forced object? | Marley Carhart | K-5 | Lab HW Guided |
Physics | ||
| Balanced and Unbalanced Forces - What Causes Acceleration | Jeremy Lessard | MS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Dynamics (Gr11) Unit End Exploration | John Mohr | HS UG-Intro |
Guided HW Demo |
Physics | ||
| Applied Forces and Friction and a Review of Newton's 1st and 2nd Law | Scott Clements | HS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Modeling Paradigm Lab- 2nd Law | Tom Erekson | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Student Guide for PhET - Forces Motion in html5 | Brian Libby | MS HS |
Guided HW |
Physics | ||
| Forces and Free Body Diagram Lab | Kara Quinlan | HS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Introduction to Forces and Newton's Laws | Michael Pennisi | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Pushing Things Around | Dean Baird | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Forces and Motion | Raquelyn Maglinao and Faye Nathalie Montes | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Force and Motion Basics - Second grade | Anne Mason | K-5 | Lab | Physics | ||
| Kinematics | Wang Yunhe | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | K-5 UG-Intro UG-Adv MS HS Grad |
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Mathematics Physics Astronomy Chemistry |
| Introducción a Fricción |
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Amy Rouinfar & Trish Loeblein (traducción Diana López) | UG-Intro HS |
Guided | Physics |
| mesues | pjeter gjoka | MS | Discuss Lab HW |
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| Mjerenje sile trenja | Karmen Prugovečki | MS | HW | Physics | ||
| Werkblad simulatie Kracht & Beweging | B.J.A. van der Steenstraeten | MS | HW Discuss Lab MC |
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| Werkblad simulatie kracht en beweging klas 2 | Martijn van der Hoff | MS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Krachten als oorzaak van versnelling en wetten van Newton | Rolf Schon | MS | Lab HW |
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| Moodle et PhetColorado | Claude Divoux | HS | MC Guided Lab |
Chemistry Physics |
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| Primeira e Introdução à segunda Lei de Newton | Cremilson Souza | HS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Atividade de Força e Movimento | Darkson F. Costa | MS | Lab Discuss |
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| Forças e movimento: Noções Básicas | Geraldo Peres; Sérgio Terres Viana; Pedro Henrique Ferreira; Vivian Bonow | HS MS |
Demo Discuss |
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| Força, Massa e Aceleração (Básico) no OA "Forces and Motion: Basics (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other HS |
Other Guided HW |
Mathematics Other Physics |
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| Atividades sobre o movimento dos corpos | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS MS Other |
HW Guided Other Discuss |
Physics Mathematics Other Earth Science |
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| Dinâmica (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Grad MS Other HS UG-Adv |
Guided Lab HW Other |
Earth Science Other Physics |
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| Cinemática (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | UG-Intro HS MS Other |
Other Lab Guided HW Demo |
Other Physics Earth Science |
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| Movimento Retilíneo Uniformemente Variado (MRUV) no "Forces and Motion: Basics (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other HS MS |
Other Guided HW |
Earth Science Other Mathematics Physics |
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| Movimento Retilíneo Uniforme (MRU) no "Forces and Motion: Basics (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS Other MS |
Guided HW Other |
Physics Earth Science Mathematics Other |
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| 2ª Lei de Newton e Força de Atrito no "Forces and Motion: Basics (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS MS |
Guided HW Other |
Other Physics Earth Science Mathematics |
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| Impulso no "Forces and Motion: Basics (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS MS Other |
HW Guided Other |
Physics Mathematics Earth Science Other |
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| Leis de Newton e Movimento | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS Other HS |
HW Other Guided MC |
Physics Earth Science Mathematics |
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| Força de Atrito | Darkson Fernandes da Costa, Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | Physics |
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