Scholastic
Acceleration Nation Guide
Discover the science of NASCAR! Young scholars rev up their learning as they explore aerodynamic principles. Hands-on activities help learners understand concepts of friction, kinetic energy, and potential energy.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 5.1 Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction
By the end of this section, you will be able to discuss the general characteristics of friction, describe the various types of friction, and calculate the magnitudes of static and kinetic frictional forces.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Friction
In the following interactive students will begin to discuss the general characteristics of friction and describe the various types of it. They will also calculate the magnitude of static and kinetic 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: 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: Kinetic Friction: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces the concept of kinetic friction. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Speed: Lesson 1
This lesson explains why kinetic friction does not depend on how quickly an object is sliding across a surface. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Speed."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Vectors: Lesson 1
This lesson explains why kinetic friction is not represented using a vector equation. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Vectors."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Practice W/ Kinetic Friction: Lesson 1
This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating kinetic friction. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Kinetic Friction."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Normal Forces: Lesson 1
This lesson explains why kinetic friction depends on normal forces. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Normal Forces."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 1
This lesson explains why kinetic friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is sliding across. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Surface Area."
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Kinetic Energy Defined Mathematically
This lesson gives a mathematical relationship for kinetic energy.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Force and Potential Energy
The activity investigates conservation of energy. Some topics explored are friction, kinetic energy, conservation of energy, and potential energy. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Energy Conservation on an Incline
This site is a discussion and animation about whether the total mechanical energy of a cart rolling down an incline is conserved, which can be determined if there are any external forces acting upon it.