Four plastic trays with unique surfaces (cork, felt, and 2 plastic) to use with dynamics carts and sensors.
- 1x Friction Tray - Felt
- 1x Friction Tray - Cork
- 2x Friction Tray - Plastic
See the Buying Guide for this item's required, recommended, and additional accessories.
Product Summary
PASCO’s Discover Friction Accessory is unlike any other friction set. The trays are designed to work effectively with PASCO carts and sensors. Using the four trays, students can discover concepts such as coefficient of friction, static friction, kinetic friction and the sliding friction equations. The two trays with identical plastic surfaces can be hooked together to explore the relationship between surface area and sliding frictional forces.
Features
- Easy Storage: friction trays are stackable, both for adjusting the pulling height and storage
- Versatile: allow students to discover key friction concepts
- Compatible: can be used with PASCO carts, masses and Force Sensors
What's Included
- 1x Friction Tray - Felt
- 1x Friction Tray - Cork
- 2x Friction Tray - Plastic
Buying Guide
| Recommended Accessories | P/N | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cart Mass (Set of 2) | ME-6757A | -- |
| PAScar Red | ME-6933 | -- |
| PAScar Blue | ME-6934 | -- |
| Force Sensor | -- | -- |
| Dynamics System | -- | -- |
Product Guides & Articles
Force & Acceleration Sensors
Force and acceleration sensors are devices that measure force properties and aspects of motion. You can apply these sensors while investigating phenomena in fields like physics, engineering, and physical sciences.
Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the Discover Friction Accessory.
Visit PASCO's Experiment Library to view more activities.
Coefficients of Friction
A motorized cart is used to pull the friction trays in a controlled manner along the track, as a force sensor directly measures the frictional force. All parameters affecting the frictional force are investigated, including material,...
Friction and Newton's Laws
Sliding friction is measured by using a photogate to measure the acceleration of a Friction Tray as it is being pulled along a horizontal track by a falling mass.
Modeling the Force of Friction
Students measure the force of kinetic and static friction between a friction tray and dynamics track using a wireless force sensor. They vary the weight of the tray to gather five data points and create a model for kinetic friction....
Coefficients Of Friction
In this lab, students use a motion sensor and a force sensor to determine the static and kinetic friction coefficients between two contacting surfaces.
Coefficients of Friction
Students use a Smart Cart to determine the static and kinetic friction coefficients between two contacting surfaces.
Support Documents
| Manuals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discover Friction Accessory Manual | English - 214.93 KB | |
| Knowledge Base | ||
| Exploring friction with a Smart Cart | Sep 27th, 2022 | |
