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Teach Engineering: Does Contact Area Matter?

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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 across affects the amount of friction encountered.

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Concepts
coefficient of friction, engineering, friction, kinetic friction, static friction, stem
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integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, ohio p.em.1, teachengineering, teachengineering: does contact area matter?, teachengineering: does contact area matter?/ohio p.em.1, contact friction, mechanical engineering concepts
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional