In this lab students will measure the energy of a bowling ball with vernier motion detectors. The students will calculate the energy of the ball at the beginning, mid point, and end of a bowling alley. Students will inquire about the relationships of speed, mass, energy, acceleration, and transfer of energy. To close out the activity students will create a lab conclusion using the data collected from observations and information collected from the motion detectors.

Concepts

acceleration, energy, mass, speed

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Additional Tags

scientific investigation, transfer of energy, vernier motion, at the speed of bowling, serc

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)