Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy Transformation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students experiment with variety of materials to investigate, develop inferences, and differentiate between concepts of motion energy and heat energy, and the part played by friction in the transformation process.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad Challenge: Rubber Band Car [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hands-on challenge to build a car using a rubber band and only two wheels that can go really fast and far. Provides full list of materials with ideas on how to design, build, and test and redesign. Activity focuses on the engineering...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduce students to the concept of kinetic energy through interactive practice exercises and illustrated examples.