Ramp: Forces and Motion - Teacher's Guide
This PDF document provides the teacher with detailed information relating to the "Ramp: Forces and Motion" PhET simulation. It includes instructions on how to use the controls within the simulation, explains how the simulation models thermal energy, provides insights into student use of the simulation and what they might be thinking as they play, and shares suggestions on how to teach using the simulation.
The simulation described by this resource can be used to investigate applied and frictional forces, to calculate net forces, and to help students develop an intuition for how multiple forces acting on the object can be represented graphically.
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