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Does Contact Area Matter?
Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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Author | Hebrank, Mary R. |
Copyright Year | 2013 |
Description | Using the same method for measuring friction that was used in the previous lesson (Discovering Friction), students design and conduct experiments to determine if the amount of area over which an object contacts a surface it is moving across affects the amount of friction encountered. |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Duke University |
Subject Keyword | Measurement Physical Science Kinetic Friction Coefficient of Friction Friction Static Friction |
Content Type | Text |
Time Required | PT1H |
Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
Resource Type | Hands-on |
Subject | Physics Geometry |