When does potential energy become kinetic? Young physicists find the answer to this question as they view the video lesson. They learn the difference between the two energies and how to calculate their values. 

Concepts

potential energy, kinetic energy, joules, the law of conservation of energy

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use a Frayer Model to record new vocabulary with examples
• Ask learners to make a list of objects they see in the classroom that have potential and/or kinetic energy

Classroom Considerations

• Students should be comfortable working with formulas and sloving simple equations

Pros

• Works through each step when using formulas to make calculations
• Diagrams are helpful in understanding the new concepts

Cons

• None