Roller Coaster Physics
Adjust the hills on a toy-car roller coaster and watch what happens as the car careens toward an egg (that can be broken) at the end of the track. The heights of three hills can be manipulated, along with the mass of the car and the friction of the track. A graph of various variables of motion can be viewed as the car travels, including position, speed, acceleration, potential energy, kinetic energy, and total energy.
Launch GizmoRoller Coaster Physics
Adjust the hills on a toy-car roller coaster and watch what happens as the car careens toward an egg (that can be broken) at the end of the track. The heights of three hills can be manipulated, along with the mass of the car and the friction of the track. A graph of various variables of motion can be viewed as the car travels, including position, speed, acceleration, potential energy, kinetic energy, and total energy.
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EL STEM Lesson Roller Coaster Physics
STEM activity using Roller Coaster Physics Gizmo
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Activity D- changing friction
Observe the impact of changing friction on the distance and speed of the car.
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Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno Fi´sica de la Montan~a Rusa
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno en español.
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Vocabulario: Fi´sica de la Montan~a Rusa
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Seat Work for Whole Class Instruction - Partial Lesson
During whole class instruction, I provide the students with a seat work sheet. They use that document to... (more) make predictions, collect and analyze data, and write conclusions. The Gizmo's Student Exploration Guide (pages 1-3 only) is the basis of my lesson presentation.
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Very helpful addition to my lessons
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Good visual of the factors at play with
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This shows newtons 3rd law
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Kids love to break the the egg. It makes learning the material more fun.
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Its Great :)
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