03 Forces Phet Lab

For this assignment  you will be using a Phet Simulator. Although the simulator is embedded here, I highly recommend that you open the activity in a new window and display them side by side on your screen. It will make your work much easier if you can see both things at once. 

Directions: Click the "Net Force" option on the game then follow each task. 

 
Make sure you click on Net Force!
You will be recording your answers on the datacharts below. Please make sure to use the Text (T) tool. 

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TASK 1
a. Place 2 people of the same size at the same distance away from the cart.
b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart. (Record it on the data chart)
c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner of the simulation.

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TASK 2
a. Place 2 people of the same size at different distances away from the cart.
b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart.
c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner of the simulation. Record the number in the data chart.

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TASK 3
a. Place 2 people of different sizes but the same distance away from the cart.
b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart.
c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner. Record the number in the data chart.

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TASK 4
a. Place 2 people of different sizes at different distances from the cart.
b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart.
c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner of the simulation. Record the number in the data chart.

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TASK 1 a. Place 2 people of the same size at the same distance away from the cart. b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart. (Record it on the data chart)c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner of the simulation.

TASK 3 a. Place 2 people of different sizes but the same distance away from the cart. b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart. c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner. Record the number in the data chart.

Did different distances from the cart affect the net force and motion of the cart?

TASK 1
a. Place 2 people of the same size at the same distance away from the cart.
b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart. (Record it on the data chart)
c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner of the simulation.

TASK 3
a. Place 2 people of different sizes but the same distance away from the cart.
b. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart.
c. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner. Record the number in the data chart.