Potential & Kinetic Energy

Students perform a roller-and-ramp, pendulum, or bouncing ball experiment to determine how the height of an object affects the distance it travels. Students collect and analyze data to determine the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.
Vocabulary: energy, inertia, kinetic, potential
Session Information |
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New York State Standards
New York State Science Learning Standards
Disciplinary Core Ideas |
Crosscutting Concepts |
Science and Engineering Practices |
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PS3.A: Definitions of Energy |
Patterns Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Prediction Energy and Matter: Flow, Cycles, and Conservation |
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Analyzing and Interpreting Data Engaging in Argument from Evidence |
Next Generation English Language Arts Standards
Speaking and Listening |
Language |
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Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use |