Students will relate the cause and effects of friction within the realm of classical mechanics. Activity Description: Students will use note-taking to gather information from provided references and assimilate this information into a well-written project of one to two pages on the topic of friction. A bibliography of sources should be included.

Physical Science Content Standard B: As a result of activities, students should develop an understanding of motions and forces.

1. Internet access skills; 2. Bacis reference skills; 3. Keyboarding skills; 4. Knowledge of the Six Traits Writing Model.

Procedure with Teaching Strategies: 1. Students are instructed to take notes on friction from at least three references. 2. Students are to formulate a one to two page report on the cause and effects of friction. 3. The sources should be sited correctly in a bibliography to accompany the report. 4. This project may be word processed or written in ink. A rough draft may also be required. Classroom Management: 1. Students should work individually on this writing assignment. 2. Research may be permitted/encouraged outside the class period. This is also true for the rough draft. 3. Time and computer availability should be allocated for completion of this assignment. In lieu of in-class preparation time, an option for completion as a hand-written assignment might be considered.

This writing assignment should be evaluated according to the Six Trait Writing Model. All six traits may be assessed or a select number may be used. If all are not used in the assessment, it is recommended that organization and fluency be those traits that are used.

Activity Description: Students will use note-taking to gather information from provided references and assimilate this information into a well-written project of one to two pages on the topic of friction. A bibliography of sources should be included. Materials: 1. Student computer with Internet access 2. Additional physics references 3. Microsoft Office software Vocabulary: 1. Air resistance 2. Static friction 3. Friction 4. Sliding friction 5. Lubricant 6. Rolling friction Resources: 1. The Basic Physics of Friction http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~jackh/eod/mechanic/statics/statics.2e.html 2. Focus on Friction http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/fow/fowtfkv1n6/htm/focus.htm 3. Friction http://www.hughchristie.kent.sch.uk/science/KS3/Forces/forces_friction.htm 4. Friction—Encarta Online Concise http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/47/047A3000.htm 5. Virtual Laboratory—Cannon http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Cannon/ 6. Air Resistance http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/phys-sci/gravity/index2.htm 7. Simulation—Force and Friction http://library.advanced.org/10170/pullbox/index.html 8. Science Projects for ALL Students—Friction http://www.fsbassociates.com/sciprojects/friction.htm 9. Model for Friction http://webug.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys111/summer98/Lectures/Lect08/sld003.htm 10. Friction http://master.ph.utexas.edu/CTC/TMelching/modules/intro.html 11. Friction http://jasmine.esu10.k12.ne.us/~lexingto/LexSchools/buildings/High/Science/Physics/friction.html 12. Friction http://www.kapili.com/physics4kids/motion/friction.html 13. Fleisher, Paul. Secrets of the Universe, Aatheneum, New York, 1987. 14. Daniels, Patricia, Allan Fallow, and Karin Kinney, Editorial Directors. Physical Forces, Time-Life, Alexandria, Virginia, 1993.

Materials: 1. Student computer with Internet access 2. Microsoft Office software