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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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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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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice With Inclined Planes

For Students 9th - 10th
A video presentation providing example problems on finding the net force acting on objects at rest or sliding across inclined planes. [13:08]
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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.