Update
10-20-2015
Content Type
Multimedia
Grade Level
Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Object Type
Video
License

In this simulation, students can observe the motion of a skater in ramps of different shapes. Students can also change the mass and friction of a skater on a ramp and observe their impact on the speed of the skater and the energy changes taking place. Finally, students can design their own ramps and test the impact of chaging the mass and friction exerted by the skater.

Created by:

PhET Interactive Simulations

University of Colorado Boulder

https://phet.colorado.edu