Rotational Statics

Students use the Smart Cart force sensor and tension protractors to demonstrate that the sum of the forces acting on an object in static translational equilibrium is equal to zero, and the sum of the torques acting on an object in static rotational equilibrium is equal to zero.

Grade Level: Advanced Placement

Subject: Physics

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	Rotational Statics	6.90 KB
	Rotational Statics (Guided Inquiry)	162.79 KB
	Rotational Statics	459.93 KB
	Rotational Statics (Student Designed)	162.06 KB
	Rotational Statics	6.14 KB

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Standards Correlations

IB^® Topics	AP^® Topics
B.1	3.F.1.1; 3.F.1.2; 3.F.1.3; 3.F.1.4; 3.F.1.5

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Tension Protractor

A spring scale and a protractor integrated into one device. Perfect for vector analysis of forces.

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The Smart Cart is the ultimate tool for your physics lab and includes built-in sensors for measuring force, position, velocity, three axes of acceleration, and three axes of rotational velocity. Patent No. 10481173

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