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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Force Coefficients

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand the effects of magnitude of force pairs between objects. Know the differences between kinetic and static friction.
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Bscs: Forces and Motion Content Background Document

For Teachers K - 1st
In this document, we will try to answer a fundamental question of physical science, "Why do things start to move, slow down, speed up, stop moving or change direction?" In answering these core questions we can develop concepts that can...
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Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Sliding Down an Incline Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is a simulation demonstrating an object placed on an inclined plane. The user will vary the slope of the plane to see the relationship the slope has on the gravity of the object and the static friction.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Charles Augustin De Coulomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-language site lets students discover the life and work of this physicist and engineer, who is known for his studies of electric charges.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sliders

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this hands-on activity, students learn about two types of friction - static and kinetic - and the equation that governs them. They also measure the coefficient of static friction experimentally.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sliders (For High School)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this hands-on activity, students learn about two types of friction - static and kinetic - and the equation that governs them. They also measure the coefficient of static friction and the coefficient of kinetic friction experimentally.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What a Drag

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students learn about friction and drag - two different forces that convert energy of motion to heat. Both forces can act on a moving object and decrease its velocity. Students learn examples of friction and drag, and suggest ways to...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice With Static Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
With this tutorial, learn how to calculate static friction problems in physics.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Static Friction & Normal Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick presentation reviewing why static friction depends on normal forces.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Coefficient of Static Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
This guided slide show presentation explains the physics behind the coefficient of static friction.
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PPT
New York University

New York Univ.: Tandon School of Engineering: Static and Kinetic Friction [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what static and kinetic friction are and discusses the coefficient of friction for different situations. Presents two simple lab experiments and real-life examples of friction in action.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Does Contact Area Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Using the same method for measuring friction that was used in the previous lesson (Discovering Friction), students design and conduct an experiment to determine if the amount of area over which an object contacts a surface it is moving...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Sprinter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about static friction, kinetic friction, and slipping in the context of human motion using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:38]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Ramp in an Administrative Office

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage will test your knowledge on forces on inclined planes.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Mechanics of Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course introducing students to the mechanics of solids. Webpage includes forty-one lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary in length and...
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Newton's Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you need to review any of Newton's three laws? This website contains a video collection on Newton's Law from a physics course at East Los Angeles College. In twelve lectures, each law is explained with examples. Also discussed is...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Mathematical Interpretation of Static Friction: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson gives a mathematical interpretation of static friction. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Mathematical Interpretation of Static Friction."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Static Friction Revisited: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of static friction and explains how it depends on the surface an object is resting on. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Static Friction Revisited."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Static Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains why static friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is resting on. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Static Friction & Surface Area."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Common Coefficients of Static Friction: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with the coefficients of static friction for some common surfaces. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Common Coefficients of Static Friction."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calculating Static Friction: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson demonstrates how to make calculations using static friction. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Calculating Static Friction."
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Static Friction vs. Kinetic Friction: The Differences

For Students 9th - 10th
Teaches what friction force is, the difference between static and kinetic friction, and how friction force is calculated.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: What Is Friction

For Students K - 1st
What is friction? Illustrated discussion of friction including the three types, its importance, and why it is avoided.