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written by the Sea Education Association
This lab is designed to teach students about the effect of the shape of a ship's hull on the amount of friction it produces in water. Students are expected to design and test their own hulls with wooden blocks.
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Fluid Mechanics
- General
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Laboratory
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Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Laboratory
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© 1998 Sea Education Association
Keywords:
friction, hydrodynamics, power, turbulence, work
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Sea Education Association, (1998), WWW Document, (https://www.sea.edu/academics/k-12_detail/fluid_friction).
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Sea Education Association, Fluid Friction (1998), <https://www.sea.edu/academics/k-12_detail/fluid_friction>.
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Sea Education Association. (1998). Fluid Friction. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.sea.edu/academics/k-12_detail/fluid_friction
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Sea Education Association. Fluid Friction. 1998. https://www.sea.edu/academics/k-12_detail/fluid_friction (accessed 23 April 2025).
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Sea Education Association. Fluid Friction. 1998. 23 Apr. 2025 <https://www.sea.edu/academics/k-12_detail/fluid_friction>.
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