CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Potential Energy Diagrams: Conservation of Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] Drag the red point up and down to explore the interaction between potential energy and kinetic energy in a barbell.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Difference Between Kinetic and Potential Energy
Explains what kinetic and potential energy are and how they differ.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Potential Energy Diagrams
[Free Registration/Login Required] Observe what happens in the change in the type of energy during a reaction in this simulation. After the activity, answer a self-correcting challenge question.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Potential Energy: How Does It Work?
Describe the difference between energy in motion and at rest, and demonstrate energy's capacity for doing work. Draw a picture of water moving a turbine, and discuss other ways that a turbine might be made to move.
Other
Brilliant: Conservation of Energy
Discusses conservation of energy, and explains what kinetic energy is, some kinds of potential energy, and how work and energy are related using the work-kinetic energy theorem. Provides lots of examples along with calculations.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Storage Derby and Proposal
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Forms of Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will investigate examples of kinetic and potential energy and their transformations.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Skate Park
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...
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Energy, Heat, and Temperature
As part of a larger resource called "Getting started in Chemistry," this page examines various topics related to energy. The types of energy discussed include kinetic, potential, thermal, and chemical.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Aaas: Project 2061: Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
[Free Registration/Login Required] Create a science test that checks for student understanding in science, for common misconceptions, as well as for correct ideas. This is a list of key ideas related to Energy: Forms, Transformation,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources: Summary
This is a summary of the information in Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources for the AP Physics I course online.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Types of Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses ways in which energy can be transferred, what kinetic energy is and types of potential energy. Includes examples of energy conversions.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Potential Energy
Kids learn about potential energy in the science of physics. The energy of position and state can be calculated using mass, gravity, and height. The standard unit is the joule. How it is different from kinetic energy.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Energy Skate Park
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: It's Tiggerific!
In Lesson 3, as part of the Research and Revise step, students investigate potential energy held within springs (elastic potential energy). Class begins with a video of either spring shoes or bungee jumping. Students then move on into...
Other
Bc Open Textbooks: Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
This resource examines how to determine the maximum speed of an oscillating system. It discusses how the concept of law of energy can be applied in solving these types of problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics: Energy Study Guide
Understand and review energy concepts with this study guide.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy
Through nine lessons, students are introduced to a range of energy types--electrical, light, sound and thermal-as well as the renewable energy sources of wind, hydro (water) and solar power. Subjects range from understanding that the...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: The Work Energy Theorem
This page explores the quantitative relationship between work and mechanical energy in situations in which there are no external forces doing work. It is a basic analysis of situations in which mechanical energy is conserved. Examples...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ready for an Energy Makeover?
Sometimes these are changes that happen routinely in the natural world, and sometimes these are "makeovers" where human creations transform energy into a specific form that serves a specific need. Either way, we call these changes energy...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Energy Skate Park
Build tracks, ramps and jumps in a skate park to learn about energy.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Skate Park Energy
Using computer simulation, students will explore the concept of conservation of energy at a skate park. After the completion of that exercise, students will move to a worksheet about the concepts with a roller coaster. Site includes...
FT Exploring
Ft Exploring: What Type of Energy Is It?
How many types of energy are there? Are there many forms of energy, such as electrical, mechanical, and chemical? Or are there really just two types of energy - kinetic energy and potential energy? Here you can learn about these...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Transfer of Energy: Lesson 1
This lesson explains the difference between the types of energy, including Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Energy."
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