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Forces Activity v1.0

The document describes a simulation that models the forces acting on objects in one dimension. It involves Bob pushing a file cabinet down a hall. Students are asked to draw graphs of force vs. time and free body diagrams at different times in the motion. They then explore the simulation more and revise their initial answers, considering how different objects would be affected by various forces like friction.

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Forces Activity v1.0

The document describes a simulation that models the forces acting on objects in one dimension. It involves Bob pushing a file cabinet down a hall. Students are asked to draw graphs of force vs. time and free body diagrams at different times in the motion. They then explore the simulation more and revise their initial answers, considering how different objects would be affected by various forces like friction.

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1DForcesandMotion

I.

PushingonaFileCabinet
Bobhasbeenaskedtopushaheavyfilecabinetdownthe
halltoanotheroffice.Itsnotonrollers,sothereisalot
offriction.Attimet=0seconds,hestartspushingit
fromrestwithincreasingforceuntilitstartstomoveatt
=2seconds.Hepushesthefilecabinetdownthehall
withvaryingamountsofforce.Thevelocityversustime
graphofthecabinetisshownbelow.
A. Onthegraphsprovidedbelow,
1. drawthenetforcevs.timethatwouldproducethisvelocitygraph;
2. drawthefrictionforcevs.timeforthismotion;
3. drawtheappliedforce(FonCabinetbyBob)vs.timeforthismotion(thefirsttwosecondsofthisgraph
havebeendrawnforyou).

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B. Intheboxesprovided,drawafreebodydiagramforthefilecabinetatthetimesindicated.Labelall
forces.
timeA

timeB

timeC

timeD

C. ExplainhowyouusedNewtonsLawsinreasoningyouranswertopartIB.

D. HowdothehorizontalforcescompareattimeAandattimeC?Explainwhytheyarethesameor
different.

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II. Usingthecomputersimulation
Onthecomputer,findthePhETsimulationcalledForcesin1Dimensionandstartit.Hereyoullsee
Bobandhisfilecabinet.(Besurethatallgroupmembersgetachancetocontrolthesimulation.)
A. ExplorethesimulationtoseeifyourgraphsandfreebodydiagramsfrompartImakesense.
B. Asyoulearnanddiscovermoreaboutforcesandmotion,reviseyourgraphsanddiagramsinpartI.
Explainwhatyoudiscoveredandhowthesediscoveriesrevisedyourreasoningandresponses.

Drawthefinal,revisedversionofyourappliedforcegraphhere:

Drawthefinal,revisedversionofyourfreebodydiagramsfortimeAandtimeChere:
timeA

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timeC

C. ReviseyouranswertopartID:HowdothehorizontalforcescompareattimeAandattimeC?
Explainwhytheforcesatthesetimesarethesameordifferentfromeachother.

D. Summarizethemainphysicsideasthatyouneededtoapplytothisproblemandhowtoreasonfrom
thatideatotheanswer.

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III. Pushingonotherobjects
A. Usingthesimulation,exploretheotherobjectsbesidesthefilecabinet.
B. Bobwantstobeabletopredicthowhisexperiencemovingdifferentobjectsdownthehallwillchange
basedonthetypeofobject.ExplaintoBoballofthewaysinwhichthetypeofobjectwillinfluence
Bobsexperienceandtheobjectsmotionsothathecanmakegoodpredictions.

C. Explainhowyouwouldhavetomodifyyourappliedforcediagram(partIA)ifthevelocityvs.time
graphrepresentedthemotionofotherobjects.

D. Explainhowyouwouldhavetomodifyyourfreebodydiagrams(partIB)forotherobjects.

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IV. Motionwithoutfriction
Forthissection,turnofffrictioninthesimulation.
A. Withoutfriction,howdotheappliedforceandthenetforcecompare?

B. Experimentingwiththesimulation,sketchanappliedforcethatwillgeneratethepositionversustime
graphshown.

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C. Makeupanddrawapositionversustimegraphinthespaceprovided.Thensketchanappliedforce
graphthatwillgeneratethismotion.

D. Whatarethemainphysicsideasthatyouusedwhendrawingtheappliedforcegraphabove?

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