Friction
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About
Topics
- Friction
- Thermodynamics
- Heat
Description
Learn how friction causes a material to heat up and melt. What happens on an atomic level when you rub two objects together?
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe a model for friction a molecular level.
- Describe matter in terms of molecular motion. The description should include: diagrams to support the description, how the temperature affects the image, what are the differences and similarities between solid, liquid and gas particle motion; how the size and speed of gas molecules relate to everyday objects.
For Teachers
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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| Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
HW Lab CQs Demo |
5/27/15 |
| Energy Skate Park-NGSS aligned HS |
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PhET NGSS 2014 Workgroup | HS | CQs Lab |
5/27/15 |
| Modeling Friction (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Demo | 5/27/15 |
| Kinetic Molecular theory review |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
CQs Demo |
5/27/15 |
| Phases of Matter |
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Dr. Wendy Adams | UG-Intro HS MS |
Lab | 8/20/15 | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
| Friction demonstration |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Adv UG-Intro |
Demo | 9/2/15 | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | 10/19/15 | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | 8/12/15 |
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Translations
| Croatian | hrvatski |
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Trenje | All sims in Croatian | |
| Danish | Dansk |
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Friktion | All sims in Danish | |
| Hungarian | magyar |
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Súrlódás | All sims in Hungarian | |
| Italian | italiano |
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Attrito | All sims in Italian | |
| Korean | 한국어 |
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마찰 | All sims in Korean | |
| Persian | فارسی |
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اصطکاک | All sims in Persian | |
| Polish | polski |
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Tarcie | All sims in Polish | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | português (Brasil) |
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Atrito | All sims in Portuguese (Brazil) | |
| Slovak | Slovenčina |
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Trenie | All sims in Slovak | |
| Spanish (Peru) | español (Perú) |
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Fricción | All sims in Spanish (Peru) | |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt |
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Ma sát | All sims in Vietnamese |
Software Requirements
| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Internet Explorer 10+ latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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Safari 6.1 and up latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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latest version of Safari
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latest version of Chrome
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Credits
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