Prop Carry Work Calculator

Festival context —A festival crew member pushes a prop across the venue. Adjust the force applied and the distance moved, and watch the work build up as W = F × d. The bigger the force or the farther the prop travels, the more work the crew does.

S9FE-IIIa-20Grade 9 · Quarter 3Explain Work Done by a Force

Prop Carry Work Calculator

Interactive Simulator

"A festival crew member pushes a prop across the venue. Adjust the force applied and the distance moved, and watch the work build up as W = F × d. The bigger the force or the farther the prop travels, the more work the crew does."

Prop-Haul Work Stage

Work = force × distance. Push the prop straight in the direction it moves and every newton counts — the harder you push and the farther it goes, the more work you do.

Adjust Variables

Applied force (N)100 N

10500

Distance moved (m)10 m

150

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Work Done1000.0 J

work = force * distance

Community Hub — Cultural Discussion

Reflect & Connect

Two crew members each push a riser the same 8 meters across the stage, but one pushes with twice the force of the other. Using W = F × d, who does more work, and how much more? After a performance, would it take more work to move a heavy prop a short distance, or a lighter prop a long distance? Design the most efficient way to clear the props.

Discuss with your class or write your response in your science journal.

Performance Task

Measure the Work You Do Dragging a Load

1Do

Load a bag or box with books and tie a rope or strap to it. Drag it across a smooth floor in a straight line, pulling low and in the direction of motion. Do it twice: once over a short distance (about 3 m), then once over a longer distance (about 6 m).

2Measure

Mark each distance with tape. If you have a luggage or fish scale, hook it to the rope and read the steady pulling force in newtons while the load moves. Record the force and distance for each drag, then compute W = F × d.

3Reflect

Doubling the distance doubled the work, because W = F × d — competency S9FE-IIIa-20. In the Cry of Jelicuon, the propsmen do more work the heavier the prop and the farther they must move it. Using your two numbers, how many times more work did the longer drag take?

Record your measurements and reflections in your science journal.

Module Overview

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