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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students are asked to demonstrate and apply the law of conservation of energy in one dimension.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Atoms and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the law of conservation of energy and how energy is conserved in chemical reactions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the law of conservation of energy and how energy is conserved in chemical reactions.
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This Kahn Academy tutorial helps students understand the principles of conservation of energy and mass. [10 min, 6 sec]
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Conservation of Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Skate Park

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity focuses on the conservation of energy solely between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy. Students work with a virtual laboratory set at a skate park. They make predictions of graphs before they use the...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy and the Pogo Stick

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity utilizes hands on learning with the conservation of energy with the inclusion of elastic potential energy. Students use pogo sticks to experience the elastic potential energy and its conversion to gravitational potential...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy on a Roller Coaster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity utilizes hands-on learning with the conservation of energy and the interaction of friction. Students use a roller coaster track and collect position data. The students then calculate velocity, and energy data. After the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Conservation of Mass and Energy in Nuclear Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the conservation of mass and energy in nuclear reactions and Einstein's equation.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Conservation of Energy as a Fundamental Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
See how this principle translates in to fluids and the Bernoulli equation as well as into electric circuits and the voltage law and finally into heat and thermodynamics through the first law of thermodynamics.
Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Science Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about how the Department of Energy provides information on science competitions, energy conservation, case studies and more.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Two Dimensional Motion and Conservation of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this physics lab students look at conservation of energy to find the horizontal velocity of a sphere in order to predict where it will land.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Energy Skate Park

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Science in Focus Energy: What Is Energy?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A video workshop looking at the concept of energy. Discussions include energy as it is used in everyday language to the complex scientific meaning of energy. Presents common student misconceptions, history, and the importance of energy...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Types of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive tutorial provides a brief review of the 2 types of energy and an explanation of the law of of conservation of energy.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Conversions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students evaluate various everyday energy conversion devices and draw block flow diagrams to show the forms and states of energy into and out of the device. They also identify the forms of energy that are useful and the desired output of...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Exploring Solar Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This unit provides students the opportunity to explore methods engineers have devised for harnessing sunlight to generate power. Students will initially explore heat transfer and heat storage through the construction, testing, and...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Conservation of Energy of While Rolling Down a Hill

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A real-life example of a ball rolling down a ramp to see whether mechanical energy really is conserved when objects roll down hills. Students analyze video clips of children rolling down a driveway on roller blades and various bikes and...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Conservation of Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Wilkopedia defines the law of conservation of mass. Included are links to related topics and terms used in the definition.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Ski Jump

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation where students learn about the conservation of energy in a ski jump.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Pushing It Off a Cliff

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Conservation of Energy of a Rollercoaster Using High Speed Video

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use high speed video to determine whether a roller coaster is an example of a system in which mechanical energy is conserved. The activity is intended to give students experience extracting data from video clips, and using...