Forces+in+one+dimension

__**Forces in one dimension**__ . Examine the simulation called forces in one dimension.

After an explanation from your teacher showing the features of this simulation, play with the simulation for a while to get a feel of what the simulation can do. For example keep the force the same while you change the mass of the object being pushed. Try this with friction on and with friction off. What happens? Now try keeping the mass of the object the same while changing the force (friction on and friction off). What happens?

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__//** ﻿ NOW ITS TIME FOR YOU TO USE THIS SIMULATION TO PERFORM AN EXPERIMENT ON FORCES IN ONE DIMENSION **//__

Your job is as follows (you can work alone or in pairs to do this):

Find out what relationship exists between the force applied to an object, the mass of the object and the acceleration of the object.

__**IN YOUR EXERCISE BOOKS YOU MUST:**__

1. design the experiment (write up rough notes in your exercise book about what the experiment will be like, including what your table of results will look like)

2. come up with a hypothesis

3. write up a method indicating what variables you will change and what variables you will hold constant and which variable(s) you will measure.

4. perform the experiment using the simulation.

5. make any relevant observations in your exercise book

6. enter your results in a table of results drawn up in your exercise book

7. see if you can find a way to get a screen capture of any graphs you generate while doing the experiment (save them somewhere appropriate on your computer)

8. think about what you would like to discuss about this experiment- make rough notes under the heading "discussion" in your exercise book.