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PhET Simulation: The Ramp
published by the Physics Education Technology Project
In this simulation, students push common items of varying masses up an incline to explore the relationship of applied force, work, and energy.  They control the angle of the ramp, friction, and amount of applied force.  With a mouse click, they can also view detailed graphs of work and energy.  This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET). The simulations are animated, interactive, and game-like environments.
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/the-ramp
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Work and Energy
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2005 University of Colorado at Boulder
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Keywords: applied force, conservation of energy, energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, work
Record Cloner: Metadata instance created October 5, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated: Jan 09, 2012 by Caroline Hall
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PhET Simulation: The Ramp (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/the-ramp).
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PhET Simulation: The Ramp (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2005), <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/the-ramp>.
APA Format
PhET Simulation: The Ramp. (2006, March 3). Retrieved May 18, 2013, from Physics Education Technology Project: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/the-ramp
Chicago Format
Physics Education Technology Project. PhET Simulation: The Ramp. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, March 3, 2006. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/the-ramp (accessed 18 May 2013).
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PhET Simulation: The Ramp. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, 2005. 3 Mar. 2006. 18 May 2013 <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/the-ramp>.
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PhET Simulation: The Ramp:

Accompanies PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: Ramp Activity 1: Using free body diagrams for motion on an incline

Clicker questions developed specifically to accompany the PhET simulation "The Ramp".

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