Final Speeds
Energy conservation will be used to compare the final speeds of objects dropped from a variety of different initial states. Students must understand how gravitational potential energy converts into kinetic energy.
Springs in Series and Parallel
The following set of questions investigate how springs behave when they are added together in series and parallel.
Weight in an Elevator
How does a reading on a scale change when on a moving elevator? Scenarios with an elevator moving at different velocities and acceleration will be considered. The concepts learned will then be used to analyze data from a real-life experiment.
Tension Forces
The following set of questions apply Newton’s Second Law to scenarios with multiple blocks held together by the tension force from strings.
Properties of Friction
What are factors that determine the force of friction? The following set of questions explore the behavior of friction on both moving and stationary objects.
Cannon on a Moving Cart
What do the velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs look like for a cannon ball launched from a moving cart? This scenario will be analyzed by breaking down both velocity and acceleration into vertical and horizontal components.