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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Objects at Rest on an Inclined Plane

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate which forces are acting on an object resting on an inclined plane.
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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
Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister: The Inclined Plane

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site from Dirtmeister gives information on how the Ancient Egyptians used the inclined plane. Dirtmeister explains the inclined plane and its uses.
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Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Inclined Plane

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an interactive app of an inclined plane showing the effect of the angle, the weight of the block, and the friction as a block is pulled up an incline.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Slide Right on by Using an Inclined Plane

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore building a pyramid, learning about the simple machine called an inclined plane. They also learn about another simple machine, the screw, and how it is used as a lifting or fastening device. During a hands-on activity,...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Incline Plane and the Crashing Marble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will measure the effects of the height of an inclined plane on the force a marble produces to move a plastic, foam, or paper cup across a table. Students will discover that the higher the incline plane, the more force produced...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Introduce Ramps

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An introductory activity where students discover the way things roll and slide down ramps and hills.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Explore and Play: Ramps Around Us

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Set up several ramps around the room and allow the young scholars to explore and investigate how they work.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Ramps All Around

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Take the students outside on a walking field trip where they can notice ramps and slanted surfaces in the neighborhood.
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Activity
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Indoor Ramps

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Have students make ramps out of flat pieces of cardboard and other materials.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Inclined Plane Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to have students discover the connection between the angle of incline and the acceleration of the object on the incline. Students can vary the angle and the mass of the frictionless object.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Objects at Rest on an Inclined Plane: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what forces are acting on objects which are resting on an inclined plane. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Objects at Rest on an Inclined Plane."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Objects Sliding on an Inclined Plane: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what forces are action on objects which are sliding across an inclined plane. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Objects Sliding on an Inclined Plane."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Inclined Planes: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of the inclined plane. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Inclined Planes."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice W/ Inclined Planes: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with example problems on determining the net force acting on objects at rest or sliding across inclined planes. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Inclined Planes."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Inclined Planes: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of the inclined plane. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Inclined Planes."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Simple Machines: Wedge/inclined Plane: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to calculate the mechanical advantage of a wedge and inclined plane. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Simple Machines: Wedge/Inclined Plane."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Simple Machines: Wedge/inclined Plane: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to calculate the mechanical advantage of a wedge and inclined plane. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Simple Machines: Wedge/Inclined Plane."
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: An Inclined Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, Students can use a Force Sensor to measure the force needed to lift an object and the force needed to pull the same object up an inclined plane. They will also calculate work done and efficiency and make conclusions.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Edges and Wedges

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of Edges and Wedges by Archibald N. Mackray, a fiction book for children.
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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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Activity
Other

60 Second Science: Rolling Down Ramps Experiment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore the characteristics of inclined planes while observing how drops of colored water flow down a ramp and on different surfaces.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Inclines?

For Students 9th - 10th
A webpage with equations and examples of how to solve inclined planes problems. Learn how to deal with slopes when surfaces usually aren't perfectly horizontal.
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Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: The Inclined Plane and the Wedge

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the wedge and inclined plane, including their uses in everyday life and their mechanical advantages.

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