Experimental Design with Forces

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Submission Information
Authors	UTeach Middle School PhET Team
Contact Email	elyse.zimmer@gmail.com
School / Organization	UTeach UT-Austin
Submitted	12/03/26
Updated	12/06/22
Contribution Description
Title	Experimental Design with Forces
Simulations	Massa dan Pegas
Keywords	potential energy, kinetic energy, springs, forces
Description	Lesson Objectives: 1. Students will be able to predict and justify results from an experiment. 2. Students will be able to observe the pattern that forces of springs are proportional to the distance they stretch or compress. 3. Students will be able to explore how the potential and kinetic energy of an object changes as it is in motion and in different environments. Standards: TEKS Science: 6.2A, 6.2B,6.2E, 6.8A CCRS Science Standards: VIII-D1, VIII-D2 Note: The scripted version includes additional teacher resources, such as, background content, common misconceptions and a vocabulary list. It also has all worksheets as editable content.
Level	Middle School
Type	Lab
Subject	Physics
Duration	60 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English

	Content Level
Content Standard	K-4	5-8	9-12
Science as Inquiry - A
Physical Science - B
Life Science - C
Earth & Space Science - D
Science & Technology - E
Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F
History and Nature of Science - G

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