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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Kinetic energy is defined and explained--learning exercises are included to assess your understanding.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
If you'd like to investigate the physics of amusement park rides, then this project is for you. You'll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape, and see how much the marble's potential energy...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinetic Theory: Atomic & Molecular Explanation of Pressure & Temp

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to express the ideal gas law in terms of molecular mass and velocity; define thermal energy; calculate the kinetic energy of a gas molecule, given its temperature; describe the relationship...
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Activity
University of Colorado

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

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive skate park simulation that teaches about energy, conservation of energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, and friction. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
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Activity
University of Colorado

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

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive skate park simulation that teaches about conservation of energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and friction. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson...
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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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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: High Energy Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A video module that allows students to uncover the relationship between speed and kinetic energy in the context of a particle accelerator.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Kinetic Theory of Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will be introduced to conditions required for an ideal gas. They will also learn about the similarities and differences between...
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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...
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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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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Storage Derby and Proposal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In Activity 5, as part of the Going Public step, students demonstrate their knowledge of how potential energy may be transferred into kinetic energy. Students design, build and test vehicle prototypes that transfer various types of...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinetic Energy and the Work Energy Theorem

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain work as a transfer of energy and net work as the work done by the net force and to explain and apply the work-energy theorem.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking to review how kinetic energy is related to mass and speed? This video lesson review the concept of kinetic energy, mass, and speed with both definitions and problems. Problems are work through step-by-step so you can review how...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Energy Screams

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about potential and kinetic energy on a roller coaster.. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Kinetic Energy and States of Matter: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will compare the relative kinetic energy possessed by molecules in different states. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Energy and States of Matter."
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Handout
FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: Energy Conversions: Potential to Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how gravitational potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, then finally into low-grade thermal energy.
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Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Kinetic Energy?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Check out the slideshow defining and describing kinetic energy. What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: Potential and Kinetic Energy a River Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Disappearing Wetlands: Simulate sediment reintroduction channels using a ramp at two slopes. They will then find the kinetic energy of the ball at different times as it rolls down the ramp.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Kinetic Energy

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about kinetic energy in the science of physics. The energy of motion can be calculated using mass and velocity. The standard unit is the joule. How it is different from potential energy.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Science in Focus: Energy: Transfer and Conversion of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Change happens when energy is transferred or converted. Included with the teaching unit, is a sixty-minute video that examines the conversion between potential and kinetic energy.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Mechanics: Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Definitions of various forms of energy are presented along with a brief scientific history of energy related concepts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Gravitational Potential Energy

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity, show that the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass m at height h on Earth is given by PEg = mgh,...
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Unit Plan
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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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinetic and Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Given diagrams, illustrations or relevant data, students will identify examples of kinetic and potential energy and their transformations.

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