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PSworks™ Marble Ramp

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Flinn PSWorks™ Marble Ramp for Physics
Flinn PSWorks™ Marble Ramp for Physics
Item #: AP7071 

Price: $124.00

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With the Flinn PSWorks™ Marble Ramp for physics, calculate instantaneous speed, determine acceleration, explore conservation of energy, investigate projectile motion, and compare experimental and theoretical values.

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Two-in-one dynamics apparatus! Using the PSworks Photogate Timer, students record the transit times of a marble at different positions along the marble ramp. A convenient catcher at the bottom of the ramp stops the ball after each trial. A second experiment is performed by using the ramp as a projectile launcher. Students rotate the ramp so the curved end is at the edge of a tabletop. Engaging hands-on activities allow students to: • Calculate instantaneous speed • Determine acceleration • Explore conservation of energy • Investigate projectile motion • Compare experimental and theoretical values Precision-cut track is made of durable, high-quality wood. Complete instructions are provided. Flinn PSworks Support Stand and Photogate Timer are required and available separately.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Inclined marble track with silk screen and finish
Knob with threaded stud
Steel ball, solid, ¾", 2


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-PS3.A: Definitions of Energy
MS-PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
MS-PS3.C: Relationship between Energy and Forces
MS-PS2.A: Forces and Motion
MS-PS2.B: Types of Interactions
HS-PS3.A: Definitions of Energy
HS-PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
HS-PS3.C: Relationship between Energy and Forces
HS-PS2.A: Forces and Motion
HS-PS2.B: Types of Interactions

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and matter
Cause and effect
Systems and system models
Patterns

Performance Expectations

HS-PS2-1: Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
HS-PS2-2: Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
HS-PS3-1: Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.