April 16, 2018 Solving ‘roller coaster’ energy problems Tutorial walking students through solving energy problems involving roller coasters. Categories Physics Comments: 0
July 21, 2009 Target shoot: Ball on ramp, conservation of energy Many physics teachers do a “target shoot” lab for conservation of energy. The basics of the lab is that students roll a ball down a curved ramp and predict where it will land. By calculating the change in gravitational energy from the top to the bottom of the ramp (“Phase A” in the sketch), students can use this as the... Categories Modeling/Physics/Science Education Comment: 1
