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Build learning by breaking atoms! Young scientists study the way energy changes with a hands-on activity. As they roll steel marbles down a ramp, learners test the hypothesis that kinetic energy does not go away with friction or collision — it simply changes to a different form.
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Instructional Ideas
- Assign as a group experiment for a science fair
- Include in a unit about kinetic energy and subatomic particles
- If you don't want to introduce hot glue guns into the classroom, consider constructing the ramps before class begins (or enlisting industrious students for extra credit)
Classroom Considerations
- Requires glass and steel marbles, plastic electrician tubes, adhesive putty, hot glue, and magnets
- Prices for items are listed in euros, as the resource was published in Britain
Pros
- Includes links to auxiliary videos
- Pictures model how the experiment should look and function
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- None