Force and Fan Carts
Explore the laws of motion using a simple fan cart. Use the buttons to select the speed of the fan and the surface, and press Play to begin. You can drag up to three objects onto the fan cart. The speed of the cart is displayed with a speedometer and recorded in a table and a graph.
Launch GizmoForce and Fan Carts
Explore the laws of motion using a simple fan cart. Use the buttons to select the speed of the fan and the surface, and press Play to begin. You can drag up to three objects onto the fan cart. The speed of the cart is displayed with a speedometer and recorded in a table and a graph.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Determine that a force is needed to cause a change in motion.
- Understand that friction is a force resisting motion.
- See that a moving object will continue at constant speed if no forces are acting upon it.
- Determine that larger forces cause greater changes in motion.
- Understand the relationship between speed, position, and time.
- Observe that a constant force gives rise to a constant change in speed.
- Utilize a bar graph and data table to interpret motion.
VOCABULARY:
- force, friction, position, speed
LESSON MATERIALS:
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Force and Fan Carts Constructing Explanations Prompt
Claim, evidence, reasoning prompt using Force and Fan Carts Gizmo. Students will test different surfaces ... (more)that a fan cart runs on, collect evidence, and provide reasoning for their evidence.
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Alternative Worksheet with Table
This worksheet was designed with a table for students to work through as they did this Gizmo.
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Challenge Activity: Can You Re-Create These Graphs?
After students complete and discuss the Force and Fan Carts Gizmo, challenge them to create each of the 3... (more) graphs on the PowerPoint's first slide. Encourage the use of the snapshot tools to capture their graphs and then write explanations for how they set up their tests. (Slide 2 has solutions.)
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I like how visual it is. Very Chronological. It fit very well with what we were doing in class.
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This Gizmo is a great virtual lab for students, both general ed and advanced!
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Great for introduction of force and friction to my 9th graders.
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This Gizmo was not only a great way to experiment with friction and force, but also reinforced how variables work in an experiment.
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Great GIZMO for learning about Forces. The surfaces really help!
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