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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium What Is Happening When a Spark Occurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 3 of this module investigates If moving objects have kinetic energy, do moving atoms have kinetic energy? This activity looks at how energy is related to movement of atoms.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: All of the Energy in the Universe Is

For Students 9th - 10th
The energy in the universe never increases or decreases- but it does move around a lot. Energy can be potential or kinetic. George Zaidan and Charles Morton get excited about energy. [3:52]
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Energy Conservation With Rulers and Cars

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will investigate the law of conservation of energy. The lab is designed as something of an open, hands-on assessment where students demonstrate how to maximize the conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Swinging Pendulum

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This activity demonstrates how potential energy (PE) can be converted to kinetic energy (KE) and back again. Given a pendulum height, students calculate and predict how fast the pendulum will swing by understanding conservation of energy...
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Mechanical Energy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about mechanical energy, and its forms of potential and kinetic.
Interactive
OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: Net Logo: Conduction in Solids Full (Fixed)

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation shows conduction of thermal energy within and between solids, based on the kinetic energy of particles, and collisions between neighboring particles.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Preschool Races

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between rotational and translational kinetic energy, and how each are exchanged when objects roll down inclined ramps using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy: Machines, Motion and Light

For Students 9th - 10th
An introductory lesson describing the definition of energy, and highlighting different sources of usable energy.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about various states of energy, and how those states affect living organisms.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Units of Energy: Calorie and Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated screencast which discusses various units used to measure energy: calorie, kilocalorie, and joule. [2:22]
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Energy Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Decribes how energy changes from one form to another and energy changes between kinetic and potential energy.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Rotational Kinematics Energy: Jersey Sure 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the stopping location for a prize wheel at the Jersey Shore. Requires rotational kinematics equations and the equations for rotational kinetic energy.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Physics of Roller Coasters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the physics utilized by engineers in designing today's roller coasters, including potential and kinetic energy, friction, and gravity. First, students learn that all true roller coasters are completely driven by the...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bombs Away!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this hands-on activity students learn create a device to protect a dropped egg and deliver it close to a target. Students learn about engineering as well as potential and kinetic energy and energy transfer
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Trampoline

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A module to help students understand that as a boy jumps on a trampoline energy is transferred from potential to kinetic energy.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Spool Racer Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Demonstrate stored and kinetic energy by making a racer toy from a spool and a rubber band.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Changes in Energy Stores

For Students 9th - 10th
Energy can be described as being in different "stores". It cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transferred, dissipated or stored in different ways. There are seven main stores of energy: magnetic, internal (thermal), chemical,...
eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: The Kinetic Theory & Phase Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial helps students understand the Kinetic Theory, which explains the effects of temperature and pressure on matter as it goes through phase changes.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Mexican Diner: What Is Energy?

For Students 4th - 7th
Meet Carlos at his Mexican diner, and he will tell all about energy and energy transformations.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Your Marbles: Making Energy Work for You

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is based on the common experiment of running a marble down a ramp to do work on a cup. Students will be able to see the relationship between mass and energy of the marble and the ramp height.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work and Energy: How Far Will It Skid?

For Students 9th - 10th
Most driver's education classes teach future drivers that the stopping distance of a skidding car is directly proportional to the square of the speed of the car. See how this situation plays out in this animation.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Difference Between Kinetic and Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what kinetic and potential energy are and how they differ.
Handout
Kidport

Kidport Reference Library: Energy

For Students 3rd - 5th
A simple introduction to energy, offering information on hydro-electric energy, fossil fuels, nuclear power, solar energy, and wind energy.
Handout
Other

Maths Revision: Work, Energy & Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic definitions and examples for the concepts of work, energy, and power. Covers kinetic and potential energy, and conservation of energy.

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