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Frictional Force in Hockey: The Puck Stops Here
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Vanderschueren, Anne Larkin, Greg |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | After learning about the concept of transfer of energy, specifically the loss of kinetic energy to friction, students get a chance to test friction. Student groups are each given a wooden block and different fabrics and weights and challenged to design the "best" puck. Students apply their knowledge of friction—the energy transfer from kinetic to heat energy—to design new, optimal pucks for the National Hockey League. After learning about the concept of transfer of energy, specifically the loss of kinetic energy to friction, students get a chance to test friction. Student groups are each given a wooden block and different fabrics and weights and challenged to design the "best" puck. First the class defines what makes the "best" puck. They come to realize that the most desirable puck is the one that travels the farthest, thus the puck with the least amount of friction. In the context of hockey, the "best" puck is the one that travels farthest and loses the least kinetic energy to friction. Students then apply their knowledge of friction—the energy transfer from kinetic to heat energy—to design new, optimal pucks for the National Hockey League. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Duke University Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Hockey Puck Design Project Kinetic Energy Friction Conservation of Energy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class V Class VI Class VII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics |
