Rolling Motion Systems Interactive Simulation | Physics | Grades 9–12

Rolling Motion Systems Interactive Simulation is an interactive simulation activity for high school Physics (grades 9–12) on Rolling Motion Systems.

Pairs with: Rolling Motion Systems Slide Show Presentation; Rolling Motion Systems Guided Notes; Rolling Motion Systems Lesson Quiz; Rolling Motion Systems Unit Test.

Sections: Interactive Simulation - Rolling Motion Systems; Instructions; Driving Question; Objective; Background; Materials; Simulation Protocol; Data Collection. Sample item: “Can a team show, from its own counts on the flat floor, that a rolling disk's center speed equals its rim rate times its radius?”

What's inside: Interactive Simulation (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,177 words, 6 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: 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-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.

Resource type: Interactive Simulation. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the simulation to model the chapter concepts hands-on. Built for high school Physics, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.