Explore the forces at work when pulling against a cart,and pushing a refrigerator, crate, or person. Create an applied force and see how it makes objects move. Change friction and see how it affects the motion of objects. Learning Goals • Identify when forces are balanced vs unbalanced. • Determine the sum of forces (net force) on an object with more than one force on it. • Predict the motion of an object with zero net force. • Predict the direction of motion given a combination of forces.

Didactical hours:

Pedagogical context

Engaging in scientific reasoning:

Exploring

Questioning

Observing

Analysing

Making sense of the natural and physical world

Educational Objective:

Inquiry cycle:

Teacher ICT competency level:

Level of difficulty:

Easy, Simple to Use (No teacher guidance is needed)

Level of interaction:

Medium (Users may choose over a number of parameters to manipulate)

Supporting students with learning difficulties ans special needs:

No specific provisions

References:

A Study of Educational Simulations Part II - Interface Design, W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson and C. E. Wieman, Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 19(4), 551-577 , October 2008. http://phet.colorado.edu/publications/PhET_Interviews_II.pdf A Study of Educational Simulations Part I - Engagement and Learning, W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson and C. E. Wieman, Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 19(3), 397-419 , July 2008. http://phet.colorado.edu/publications/PhET_Interviews_I.pdf Developing and Researching PhET simulations for Teaching Quantum Mechanics, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson, C. Malley, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, and C. E. Wieman, American Journal of Physics, 76, 406, May 2008. http://www.colorado.edu/physics/EducationIssues/papers/QMsims.pdf

User manual link:

Manual

Technical description

Technical requirements:

Other

Suitable for Mobile Devices?:

Mobile friendly

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