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This resource for introductory physics consists of a lesson plan with an accompanying java simulation on Potential Energy.  The lesson plan provides details on how to use the simulation to test whether energy is conserved in free-falling objects.  Users set parameters for total energy, mass of the object, and EAS (energy absorbed by the surface).  The simulation may be paused or "stepped" at intervals to allow users to read data more easily.  This item is part of a larger collection of virtual laboratories for physics, astronomy, and environmental science.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Gravitational Acceleration
- Work and Energy
= Conservation of Energy
= Non-Conservative Forces
= Work
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
= Lesson/Lesson Plan
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
- New teachers
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application/java
text/html
Access Rights:
Limited free access
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© 1994 University of Oregon
Keywords:
Energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, simulation
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created December 3, 2007 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:
January 10, 2012 by Caroline Hall
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when Cataloged:
November 6, 2006
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AIP Format
G. Bothun, (1994), WWW Document, (http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/index.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
G. Bothun, Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy (1994), <http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/index.html>.
APA Format
Bothun, G. (2006, November 6). Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/index.html
Chicago Format
Bothun, Gregory. Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy. November 6, 2006. http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/index.html (accessed 10 November 2024).
MLA Format
Bothun, Gregory. Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy. 1994. 6 Nov. 2006. 10 Nov. 2024 <http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/index.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Gregory Bothun", Title = {Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {10 November 2024}, Month = {November 6, 2006}, Year = {1994} }
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%A Gregory Bothun %T Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy %D November 6, 2006 %U http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/index.html %O application/java

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%0 Electronic Source %A Bothun, Gregory %D November 6, 2006 %T Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy %V 2024 %N 10 November 2024 %8 November 6, 2006 %9 application/java %U http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/index.html


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Virtual Laboratory: Potential Energy:

Covers the Same Topic As Ejs Free Fall Cartesian Model

To extend learning, this Open Source Physics (OSP) model provides a platform for students to use the Easy Java Simulation tool to model their own version of a bouncing ball. Gravity can be set at any value from zero to 20, but the physics needs to be right in order for the model to work properly.

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