To show and then play a movie, click on the arrow or the movie title/description. Repeat to hide it.
Exploration #1, STEP 2: Simulation comparing a falling object with one sliding down a frictionless slope.
Exploration #1, STEP 3: Simulation comparing a falling object with one sliding down a slope with friction acting.
Exploration #2, STEPs 2 to 5: Simulation of Skateboarder.
You should be able to run this yourself! Click on the image below and follow the instructions in the activity.
This simulator is one of many developed by the Physics Education Technology (PhET) group at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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