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Potential and Kinetic Energy

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Engage| Pre-Lesson Activity: Familiarize Yourself with the Vocabulary

Click on the image and watch the Kinetic and Potential Energy video.

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Keeping Track of Energy

Let’s review what we know so far. Answer the questions in the table below.

Kinetic and potential are both types of:

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Energy in motion is:

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A child sliding down a slide is what type of energy?

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Energy that is waiting is:

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A child sitting at the top of a slide is what type of energy?

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HyperDoc created by Ashly Winkle

The 5 illustrations below show an energy system that is not in correct order. Students Try to determine how the energy would move through system, then, using their mouse, drag the images into the boxes so that they are in correct order.

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Below is the correct sequence. How did you do? Read below for further explanation.

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  • The ball rolls down the hill in pictures 1 and 2.
  • There is a big BUMP, so the ball’s direction changes because the ball has less inertia than the block.
  • Some of the ball’s kinetic energy of the ball is transferred to the block, thus, the ball’s speed decreases and it doesn’t go as far up the hill as it started.
  • The second bump is smaller when the ball rolls down the hill again.

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HyperDoc created by Ashly Winkle

Explain| Speaking Scientifically

Use words like more, less, magnitude and direction to compare the amount of force the cars put on each other.

Write your explanation here:

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Apply| Easy Notes Practice, Match, and Quiz

If you want to

Practice�again

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Match

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Quiz

How many did you get correct on the quiz?

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Reflect| Share Your Knowledge

  • Compare Roller Coaster A to Roller Coaster B
  • Which one looks safer the ride? Why or why not? Enter answer in the box.

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Reflect| Share Your Knowledge

  1. On the following slide, pretend you are trying to convince a child that roller coaster A is safer than roller coaster B.
  2. Your goal is to make sure the child understands that roller coaster A is, in fact, safer and the reasons why it is safer.
  3. How will you explain this in a clear and simple way? Why do you think that method will work best�

*Some ideas might be drawings, make a model, prepare a script, make a slideshow, or any other way you can think of! Feel free to Google some ideas! There might be some online games, interactives, or videos to help you.

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Reflect| Enter Your Answer in the box below