Applied Math and Science Education Repository - Friction

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Title:

Friction - What a Drag

Url:

https://smileprogram.info/ph9311.html

Creator:

Miller, John J.

Publisher:

Illinois Institute of Technology

Description: This is a lab designed to teach students to recognize that weight and surface affect friction and not surface area. The experiment uses wood blocks on a variety of surfaces.

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter -- Solids. Solid state physics -- Special topics, A-Z -- Surface properties
Science -- Physics -- Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter -- Special properties of matter and antimatter -- Friction, etc.
Science -- Physics -- Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter -- Statistical physics -- Special types of statistical mechanics, A-Z -- Classical

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Physics -- Surface tension
Physics -- Friction
Physics -- Weight

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Experiment/Lab Activity

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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