Balanced Forces

Explore how forces interact on objects. Understand equilibrium, net force, and how balanced forces result in no change in motion.

Grades: Grades 6-12
Variant: Guided
Standards: NGSS Physical Science
Plays on: VRDesktopWeb

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Lab objectives and outcomes

Students will be able to identify when forces acting on a virtual object are balanced by observing its state of motion.
Students will be able to demonstrate how to apply equal and opposite forces to an object to achieve a state of equilibrium.
Students will be able to explain the relationship between net force and an object's motion when forces are balanced.

Suggested activities

Balanced Forces Quiz

Pre-assessment

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Balanced Forces Discussion

Post-assessment

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