Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Force of Friction

For Teachers 6th - 9th
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...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Newton's Law System Both Frictions Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Sprinter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about static friction, kinetic friction, and slipping in the context of human motion using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:38]
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Classical Mechanics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the study of classical mechanics. This course focuses on Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and kinetic gas theory. Course features include a 35 video lecture series by Walter Lewin. Also link...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Force Coefficients

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.