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Roller Coasters Lab

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study kinetic energy and friction and how it pertains to a roller coaster.  In this roller coaster lesson students complete a lab activity.
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Measure for Measure: Weight and Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the friction of a particular sport.  In this weight and energy lesson students choose a sport and us the Internet to research it then present their findings to the class. 
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Changes of State

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine molecules and the changes in energy of a system.  In this energy systems lesson students complete a lab activity and describe changes of state.
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Investigating Kinetic and Potential Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the differences between potential and kinetic energy.  In this potential energy lesson students watch a video and complete an in class investigation. 
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Energy Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore where energy comes from and identify the different kinds of energy.  In this energy lesson students search their classroom for energy connections and record the way that they use energy. 
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DOWNHILL DISCOVERIES

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars studykinetic energy, friction, drag and acceleration by relating it to the Winter Olympics.  In this physical properties lesson students create tracks and determine how the course conditions affect bobsled, luge...
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Potential Energy: How is It Related to Kinetic Energy?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore kinetic and potential energy. In this energy lesson, students launch toys cars from ramps in order to examine the relationship between potential energy and kinetic energy. Students collect data and graph the results.
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Potential & Kinetic Energy

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students test different sized marbles and how fast they can go. In this energy lesson plan, students test different sized marbles going down an incline. They predict which would have the most potential and kinetic energy. After the test,...
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Energy Transfers

For Students 9th - 12th
In this energy transfer worksheet, students answer 17 questions about energy, kinds of energy and forces that do work. They calculate power of forces and work done on objects.
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Conservation of Energy

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this energy worksheet, students review the law of conservation of energy and how energy is transformed from one form to another. Students complete 10 matching, 10 fill in the blank, and 7 problems to solve.
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Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this energy worksheet, students use the kinetic energy equation to solve for speed or mass. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
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The Concept of Energy

For Students 7th - 10th
In this energy worksheet, students read about the discoveries of Galileo and how different philosophers contributed to our understanding of energy. Then students complete 4 short answer questions.
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High School Chemistry Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry instructional activity, students determine the number of water molecules is a given volume of water. Students determine the empirical formula for given compounds from the percentage mass of elements. This instructional...
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Gases

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this gases activity, students review the kinetic molecular theory and use the ideal gas law to solve 20 problems.
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Kinds of Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
In this kinds of energy worksheet, learners read about potential energy, kinetic energy, and momentum. They answer four multiple choice questions about what they read.
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Reaction Kinetics

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students determine the reaction rate for various reactions, write balanced equations, create graphs showing the reaction over time, and calculate the activation energy and potential energy. This...
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Work

For Students 9th - 12th
In this work worksheet, students review the equation for work, potential and kinetic energy, and the Law of Conservation of Energy. This worksheet has 22 fill in the blank and 7 short answer questions.
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How is Energy Stored And Released?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this energy worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in examples of potential energy and kinetic energy.
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How Does Energy Change?

For Students 6th - 12th
For this energy worksheet, students study pairs of pictures to explain how energy is transformed from one picture to the next. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank questions.
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Gas, Atoms, and Molecules

For Students 6th - 12th
In this molecules instructional activity, students will review the characteristics of gases and how temperature and pressure can change these characteristics. This instructional activity has 10 fill in the blank, 6 true or false, and 5...
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What Are Kinetic and Potential Energy?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this energy worksheet, students will brainstorm examples of potential energy and kinetic energy and list them in their appropriate categories.
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Challenge Sheet 8: Kinetic Energy

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this kinetic energy worksheet, student set up equations that represent the kinetic energy of a rod with given parameters. They compute the volume of ocean water in a 2-mile radius, and sketch a graph of the information. This...
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Forces and Energy Study Guide

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use prior knowledge to create a tri-fold study guide using Microsoft Publisher (if available). They include real world examples that show balanced and unbalanced forces, kinetic and potential energy, and vocabulary. The...
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How Hard is Chocolate?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment mimicking a hardness test. They determine the hardness of chocolate bars. Students examine indentations to determine the hardness of chocolate bar and infer reasons for the differences in hardness. They...