Forces and Motion: Basics
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About
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.
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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| Forces & Motion: Basics HTML5 - Part 2 (Friction) |
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Amy Rouinfar & Trish Loeblein | HS MS K-5 |
CQs Lab |
5/27/15 |
| Forces and Motion |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Lab | 5/27/15 | |
| 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 | |
| Forces and Free Body Diagram Lab | Kara Quinlan | HS | Guided Lab |
11/10/15 | ||
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | 10/19/15 | ||
| Pushing Things Around | Dean Baird | HS | Lab | 8/30/15 | ||
| Force and Motion Basics - Second grade | Anne Mason | K-5 | Lab | 8/20/15 | ||
| Kinematics | Wang Yunhe | HS | Lab | 8/18/15 | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | 8/12/15 | ||
| Middle School Science | Julia Benson | MS | Lab | 5/19/15 | ||
| Tug Wars: May The Forces Be With You! | Jeffrey Shuldman | K-5 | Lab | 3/21/15 | ||
| Forces and Motion: Friction | Nicole H. | MS | Demo | 3/16/15 | ||
| Force and Motion Sim Activity | Kim Ridini | K-5 | Lab | 3/15/15 | ||
| Investigating Forces and Motion Through Inquiry | Tony Tracy | HS | Lab | 2/3/15 | ||
| 2nd Law Simulation Lab | Bob Bessin | HS | Lab | 12/14/14 | ||
| Force and Motion Investigation | Michael Pennisi | HS | Lab | 11/10/14 | ||
| Forces and Motion: Basic - Concept Introduction | Stephen N. Clontz, M. Ed. | K-5 MS |
Demo CQs Lab |
10/24/14 | ||
| Force, Mass, Acceleration | CL Stephenson | HS MS |
Lab | 10/21/14 | ||
| Friction and Acceleration | Mike Mikhaiel | HS | Lab | 9/16/13 | ||
| Forces, Friction and Motion | Monique Modeste | MS | Lab | 3/18/13 | ||
| Force | Allison Reich | MS | CQs | 3/17/13 | ||
| mesues | pjeter gjoka | MS | HW Lab Discuss |
8/16/15 | ||
| Forces i moviment | Valentí Ferrer | MS | HW | 11/11/12 | ||
| Forces and Motion: Basics Dutch | Rachid Anouar | MS | HW | 11/10/14 | ||
| Kracht en beweging | René Wester | HS | Lab | 11/10/14 |
Translations
Related Simulations
Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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Credits
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