Objectives:
To test which variables depend on the linear acceleration of a rigid body rolling on an incline,
To test that a rigid body of the same structural shape rolling on an inclined plane, for example, the linear acceleration of the cylinder does not depend on its mass and radius.
To test that the acceleration of an object rolling on an incline depends on its structural shape.
Curriculum Alignment:
IB
B.1 – Rigid bodies and rotational dynamics
AP Physics 1:
7.2 Torque and Angular Acceleration
AP Physics C:Mechanics:
5.3 Rotational Dynamics and Energy
NGSS
HS-PS2-1 Forces and interaction
MEB
12.1.2. Rolling