Force of Friction Lab

Download the handout: Lab-ForceOfFriction.pdf


How to gather data:

Making the spreadsheet and doing the calculations.

Making the graphs with the trendlines.

Answering the questions:

Comparing static and kinetic friction and citing data to support.

Friction theory

Linear or not linear

How to put is all together into the Friction Lab template you have


old stuff:





How to gather the data using a mass set, a block of wood, and a force scale:

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How to make the spreadsheet in Office 2007: