The Ramp

Force
Energy
Work

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Force
Energy
Work

Description

Explore forces, energy and work as you push household objects up and down a ramp. Lower and raise the ramp to see how the angle of inclination affects the parallel forces acting on the file cabinet. Graphs show forces, energy and work.

Sample Learning Goals

Explain the motion of an object on an incline plane by drawing free body diagrams.
Calculate the net force on an object on an incline.

Version 1.07

For Teachers

Teacher Tips

Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title	Authors	Level	Type
Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro	MC
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	Demo Lab HW
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS	Trish Loeblein	HS	Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program?	Sarah Borenstein	MS	Other
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C	Roberta Tanner	HS	Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment	Elyse Zimmer	MS HS	Other
Kinematics	Wang Yunhe	HS	Lab
Work Energy on a Ramp	Kristy Bibbey	HS	Lab
The Ramp Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency	Tim Perry	MS	Lab
Work - Energy	Sarah Stanhope	HS	Lab
Forces in 1 and 2 Dimensions	Sarah Stanhope	HS	Lab
Ramp Simulation Activity	Drew Isola	HS	CQs
Intro to energy	Leslie Trexler	MS	Lab
The Ramp--Conservation of Energy	Chris Cochran	MS	Lab
Simulações no Ensino de Fisica	Carla Tavares	HS	Lab HW Other Demo Discuss MC Guided
Mecánica desde la metodología del aprendizaje virtual	Patricia Abdel Rahim	UG-Adv	Lab

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Translations

Language
Arabic	All العربية	المنحدر
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)	All العربية (السعودية)	المنحدر
Basque	All Basque	Arlanpa
Bosnian	All Bosanski	Tijelo na strmoj ravni
Chinese (Simplified)	All 中文 (中国)	斜面
Chinese (Traditional)	All 中文 (台灣)	斜坡
Croatian	All hrvatski	Tijelo na kosini
Czech	All čeština	Rampa
Danish	All Dansk	Rampen
Dutch	All Nederlands	Krachten op een helling
Estonian	All Eesti	Kaldpind.
Finnish	All suomi	Kaltevataso
French	All français	La rampe
Galician	All Gallegan	O Plano inclinado
Georgian	All Georgian	ქანობი
German	All Deutsch	Schiefe Ebene
Greek	All Ελληνικά	Κεκλιμένο Επίπεδο
Hebrew	All עברית	מדרון משופע
Hungarian	All magyar	A lejtő
Indonesian	All Bahasa Indonesia	Bidang Miring
Italian	All italiano	La rampa
Japanese	All 日本語	傾斜台(The Ramp)
Kannada	All Kannada	ಇಳಿಜಾರು(ರಾಂಪ್)
Kazakh	All Kazakh	Құтырғандық
Khmer	All Khmer	ប្លង់ទេរ
Korean	All 한국어	경사대
Kurdish (Turkey)	All Kurdish (Turkey)	Hevraz
Lithuanian	All Lietuvių	Nuožulnioji plokštuma
Macedonian	All македонски	Тело на косина
Malay	All Bahasa Melayu	Tanjakan
Norwegian Bokmal	All Norsk bokmål	Rampa
Persian	All فارسی	سطح شیبدار
Polish	All polski	Równia pochyla
Portuguese (Brazil)	All português (Brasil)	A RAMPA
Romanian	All română	Planul înclinat
Serbian	All Српски	Стрма раван
Slovak	All Slovenčina	Rampa
Slovenian	All Slovenščina	Klanec
Spanish	All español	La Rampa
Spanish (Mexico)	All español (México)	La Rampa
Spanish (Peru)	All español (Perú)	La Rampa
Swedish	All svenska	Rampen
Thai	All ไทย	ทางลาด
Turkish	All Türkçe	Rampa
Turkmen	All Turkmen	Ýapgyt tekizlik - platforma
Ukrainian	All українська	Похила поверхня
Vietnamese	All Tiếng Việt	Mặt phẳng nghiêng