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This student activity is designed to explore the concept of work. Using inclined planes with different slopes, students are lead to discover the invariance of force times distance for objects starting at the same height. Included are notes for instructors wishing to use this material.
This activity is part of a PTRA manual on Energy.
Book Title:
Teaching about Energy
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Teaching About Energy This student activity is designed to explore the concept of work and gravitational potential energy through the system of a roller coaster. Includes detailed directions, elicitation questions, example data sheets, and assessments. It is part of the workshop manual on Energy, developed by the PTRA, Physics Teacher Resource Agents, and supported by the American Association of Physics Teachers. Link to Unit:
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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=3375">Roeder, John. "Teaching About Energy: Designing a Roller Coaster." In Teaching about Energy. 2003.</a>
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J. Roeder, in Teaching about Energy (2003), WWW Document, (http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3375&DocID=69).
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J. Roeder, Teaching About Energy: Designing a Roller Coaster, in Teaching about Energy (2003), <http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3375&DocID=69>.
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Roeder, J. (2003). Teaching About Energy: Designing a Roller Coaster. In Teaching about Energy. Retrieved May 19, 2013, from http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3375&DocID=69
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Roeder, John. "Teaching About Energy: Designing a Roller Coaster." In Teaching about Energy. 2003. http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3375&DocID=69 (accessed 19 May 2013).
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Roeder, John. "Teaching About Energy: Designing a Roller Coaster." Teaching about Energy. 2003. 19 May 2013 <http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3375&DocID=69>.
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