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In this HTML5 simulation, students explore how energy is conserved in a system of a skateboarder moving on a track. Bar graph and pie charts are displayed to show changes in kinetic energy and potential energy as the skater moves along the track. Use the pre-set tracks or customize your own skate runs. Click "Friction" and watch as thermal energy is displayed alongside PE and KE graphs. How does friction affect the motion of the skater? Does changing the mass of the skater make a difference in the motion? In the final challenge, students create and test their own track configurations.
See Related Materials for a more complex Java version of this simulation, "Energy Skate Park", which allows users to change the gravitational constant and view graphs of Energy vs. Time and Energy vs. Position for each skate run. Editor's Note: Supplementary Materials Registered PhET users also have access to teacher-created lesson plans, printable student guides, clicker questions, and assessments developed specifically to accompany "Energy Skate Park Basics". Registration is easy and cost-free.
Next Generation Science StandardsEnergy (MS-PS3)
Students who demonstrate understanding can: (6-8)
Disciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)
Forces and Motion (PS2.A)
Types of Interactions (PS2.B)
Definitions of Energy (PS3.A)
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer (PS3.B)
Crosscutting Concepts (K-12)
Systems and System Models (K-12)
Energy and Matter (2-12)
Structure and Function (K-12)
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (K-12)
Analyzing and Interpreting Data (K-12)
Developing and Using Models (K-12)
This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.
Topic: Dynamics: Forces and Motion
Unit Title: Frictional Forces This model, newly converted to HTML5, provides a highly visual way for students to investigate friction in a system of a skateboarder moving on a track. It begins with an idealized system (no friction) with bar graph showing changes in kinetic and potential energy as the skater moves along the track. Click "Friction" to set frictional force from low to high. As friction is introduced to the system, thermal energy is displayed alongside PE and KE in the bar graph. Students can readily see how friction affects the motion of the skater. Link to Unit:
Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Conservation of Energy This mobile-friendly simulation is an HTML rewrite of the PhET fave "Energy Skate Park". In this version first explore an idealized system (no friction) and visualize conservation of energy as Energy Bar Graphs display changing kinetic and potential energy levels. Click "Friction" and observe the effects on the skater's motion. The bar graph changes to show kinetic energy being converted to thermal energy, resulting from friction.Note: This version is much simpler than the original Java version of Energy Skate Park, which introduces energy graphs and inputs to set gravitational constant. This version is more appropriate for middle school; the Java version (below) will be preferable to HS physics teachers. Link to Unit:
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