CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Force Coefficients
[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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Force of Friction
In the first of two lessons of this curricular unit, students are introduced to the concept of friction as a force that impedes motion when two surfaces are in contact. Student teams use spring scales to drag objects, such as a ceramic...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Coefficient of Kinetic Friction
This slide show presentation introduces the idea of the coefficient of kinetic friction.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Coefficient of Static Friction
This guided slide show presentation explains the physics behind the coefficient of static friction.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Newton's Law System Both Frictions Problem
Students must find out different things for a series of object's moving as a system with Friction. In this problem students will be given both a static friction coefficient and a kinetic friction coefficient.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Friction
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use given friction formulas and an interactive diagram for an inclined plane to solve a motion problem. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Inertia: An Object in Motion Will Tend to Stay in Motion
This activity is a take off of Galileo's experiment with the inclined planes to show that an object in motion would stay in a straight line motion if no outside forces acted were acting on it. In this version, students will roll a ball...
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Coeficientes De Rozamiento [In Spanish]
This is a virtual laboratory to determine the static and dynamic coefficients of friction.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Stopping Distance Problem
Students must calculate coefficient of friction based on the distance required to stop a car moving along a roadway.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Acceleration on Incline Problem Medium
Students must calculate the acceleration of an object down an incline when there is friction present. Mass, angle and coefficient of friction will be generated randomly.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Motion on Incline Level 2
Students must calculate the distance an object will move up an incline using Newton's Laws. Mass, angle, gravitational field, coefficient of friction and initial speed will be generated randomly.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Motion on Incline Level 3
Students must calculate the speed of a block when it returns to its original location on an incline using Newton's Laws. Mass, angle, gravitational field, coefficient of friction and initial speed will be generated randomly.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Coefficients of Static Friction: Lesson 2
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."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Calculating Static Friction: Lesson 2
This lesson demonstrates how to make calculations using static friction. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Calculating Static Friction."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Coefficient of Kinetic Friction: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces the concept of the coefficient of kinetic friction. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "The Coefficient of Kinetic Friction."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Coefficients of Kinetic Friction: Lesson 2
This lesson provides the learner with the coefficients of kinetic friction for some common surfaces. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Common Coefficients of Kinetic Friction."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Forces
Students learn about various forces and how they relate to everyday life in this interactive learning module.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Unicycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the phenomenon of rolling without slipping, even under an applied torque, in the context of a unicycle using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Car Stopping Distance
Students must calculate the time it takes for a car to come to a rapid stop and the distance the car covers when stopping.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Stopping Distant Planet
Students must calculate the stopping distance for a car traveling on a distant planet.
Curated OER
Image of Inclined Plane
An interactive Java applet from the University of Utah that allows users to investigate the effect of the coefficient of friction on the motion of a block sliding down an incline. Initial height of the block and the friction coefficient...
Curated OER
Position of Block
An interactive Java applet from the University of Utah that allows users to investigate the effect of the coefficient of friction on the motion of a block sliding down an incline. Initial height of the block and the friction coefficient...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Forces on an Incline Lab
This lab was designed to have students look at the factors that might affect the angle at which an object will start to move when it is placed on an inclined plane. The friction coefficient of the surfaces, the strength of the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Practice With Inclined Planes
A video presentation providing example problems on finding the net force acting on objects at rest or sliding across inclined planes. [13:08]