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

If you'd like to investigate the physics of amusement park rides, then this project is for you. You'll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape, and see how much the marble's potential energy...

Learn the difference between potential and kinetic energy, and how this plays a role in the sources we use for our energy needs.

Read about all the different kinds of potential and kinetic energy. Includes energy formulas and examples of energy applications.

Online activity walks learner through exploration of kinetic and potential energy using animations. Through graphs, a quantitative connection is made between the movement and the energy involved. This information is then related to the...

By the end of this section, you will be able to explain gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity, show that the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass m at height h on Earth is given by PEg = mgh,...

Explains different kinds of energy, covering kinetic, potential, gravitational, mechanical, sound, thermal, chemical, electrical, and radiant energy. Also looks at storage, transfer, and dissipation of energy. Includes a short...

An interactive skate park simulation that teaches about energy, conservation of energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, and friction. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...

An interactive skate park simulation that teaches about conservation of energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and friction. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson...

Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude. Build tracks, ramps, and jumps for the skater and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as he moves.

This page explores the quantitative relationship between work and mechanical energy in situations in which there are no external forces doing work. It is a basic analysis of situations in which mechanical energy is conserved. Examples...

This lesson explains the difference between the types of energy, including Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Energy."

In Activity 5, as part of the Going Public step, students demonstrate their knowledge of how potential energy may be transferred into kinetic energy. Students design, build and test vehicle prototypes that transfer various types of...

In this lesson, students are introduced to both potential energy and kinetic energy as forms of mechanical energy. A hands-on activity demonstrates how potential energy can change into kinetic energy by swinging a pendulum, illustrating...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Drag the red point up and down to explore the interaction between potential energy and kinetic energy in a barbell.

Kids learn about kinetic energy in the science of physics. The energy of motion can be calculated using mass and velocity. The standard unit is the joule. How it is different from potential energy.

Lesson 2 moves into the Research and Revise step and focuses on the conservation of energy solely between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy. Students start out with a virtual laboratory, and then move into the notes and...

An article that reviews over the different types of energy: kinetic, potential, and chemical.

Students define potential and kinetic energy, explore energy transfer and energy conservation, and connect energy to atomic structure. The following activities guide students to a conclusion: Activity 1. Can my finger start a fire?...

This activity shows students the engineering importance of understanding the laws of mechanical energy. More specifically, it demonstrates how potential energy can be converted to kinetic energy and back again. Given a pendulum height,...

Learn about mechanical energy, and its forms of potential and kinetic.

In this lesson, your students will learn about kinetic and potential energy as they build their own roller coasters from simple classroom materials.

Given diagrams, illustrations or relevant data, students will identify examples of kinetic and potential energy and their transformations.

By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...