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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy: Lesson 4

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will present the different states of energy and how they affect living things. It is 4 of 7 in the series titled "Energy."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy: Machines, Motion and Light: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will present how light and motion energy can be used to power machines. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Energy: Machines, Motion and Light."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy: Machines, Motion and Light: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will present how light and motion energy can be used to power machines. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Energy: Machines, Motion and Light."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy: Machines, Motion and Light: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will present how light and motion energy can be used to power machines. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Energy: Machines, Motion and Light."
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: What Is Happening When a Spark Occurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students define potential and kinetic energy, explore energy transfer and energy conservation, and connect energy to atomic structure. The following activities guide students to a conclusion: Activity 1. Can my finger start a fire?...
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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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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Ultimate Roller Coaster Contest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design and build a three hill "tennis ball" roller coaster made of cardboard. During the design and building process, students explore the concepts of potential and kinetic energy and how they change as the roller coaster...
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: What Is Happening When a Spark Occurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 4 in the module investigates If energy cannot go away, why don't things move forever? Conservation of energy is examined. A reading activity, Energy Conservation, is included in this activity.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Masses and Springs

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive, animated lab to explore conservation of mechanical energy.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Ramp and Review (For High School)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this hands-on activity - rolling a ball down an incline and having it collide into a cup - the concepts of mechanical energy, work and power, momentum, and friction are all demonstrated. During the activity, students take measurements...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Work and Power: Waterwheel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigating a waterwheel illustrates to students the physical properties of energy. They learn that the concept of work, force acting over a distance, differs from power, which is defined as force acting over a distance over some...
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: How Can a Small Spark Start a Huge Explosion?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module Activity 4 investigates How are bonds formed and broken? This activity explores the relationship between energy and the formation and breaking bonds, using the ideas of energy transfer and conversion.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Great Egg Drop!

For Students 9th - 10th
Which came first: the chicken or the egg? One might ask the same question about potential and kinetic energy. Make observations while you watch the video below. Think about what scientific conclusion you could make from your...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Roller Coaster Marbles: How Much Height to Loop the Loop?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a really fun project even if you don't like going on roller coasters yourself. You'll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape, and see how much of an initial drop is required to get...
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Tracing the Transformation of Energy in a System

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Trace the transformations of energy (kinetic to potential, etc.) in a system, e.g., a person rowing a boat or child swinging.
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade Science: Energy Vocabulary: Flashcards

For Students 6th
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 17 terms related to energy and their definitions. These include the following types of energy: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical, Gravitational Potential, Electrical,...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade Science: Energy Vocabulary: Test

For Students 6th
This interactive assessment features 6 matching, 6 multiple-choice, and 5 true/false question over 17 terms related to energy and their definitions. These include the following: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical,...
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade Science: Energy Vocabulary: Match

For Students 6th
In this interactive game, students match 17 terms related to energy with their definitions. These include the following: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical, Gravitational Potential, Electrical, Light, Energy, Energy...
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Tracing the Transformation of Energy in a System

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Trace the transformations of energy (kinetic to potential, etc.) in a system in this activity created by SMART. Students are asked to choose the type of transformation represented within different situations, such as a person rowing a...
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 kids.com: Energy Around Us

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you need a brief overview of energy than check out this website. Energy is defined and several different types of energy are mentioned. The site also has an online quiz you can take to measure your understanding.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Reaction & Rate Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will learn what causes reactions and what affects the rates of reaction through data collected by conducting several simulated experiments.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Physics of Roller Coasters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the physics utilized by engineers in designing today's roller coasters, including potential and kinetic energy, friction, and gravity. First, students learn that all true roller coasters are completely driven by the...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bombs Away!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this hands-on activity students learn create a device to protect a dropped egg and deliver it close to a target. Students learn about engineering as well as potential and kinetic energy and energy transfer
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Trampoline

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A module to help students understand that as a boy jumps on a trampoline energy is transferred from potential to kinetic energy.

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