Students study how the nature of two materials in contact, and the smoothness of their surfaces affect the magnitude of the sliding force of friction. They use a force sensor to measure frictional force for different surfaces.

Concepts

friction, frictional force

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Additional Tags

ohio p.em.1, ti, texas instruments, texas instruments: friction/ohio p.em.1, contact friction, sliding force of friction

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice