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Title Balancing Act Remote Lab
Description This lesson provides a remote lab for students working individually at home. Using the game is part of the lab, but if you have studied torque already, you may want to use just the Game lesson. Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Describe the factors that determine whether two objects will balance each other Predict how changing the position of a mass on the balance will affect the motion of the balance Use a balance to the find the masses of unknown objects
Subject Mathematics, Physics
Level High School, K-5, Middle School, Undergrad - Intro
Type Homework, Lab, Remote Learning
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords game, inquiry, torque
Simulation(s) Kesetimbangan (HTML5)


Author(s) Trish Loeblein
School / Organization PhET
Date submitted 20/03/29
Date updated 20/04/06