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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Detective Peke and the Energy Transformers

For Students 5th - 7th
Explore kinetic and potential energy and how energy is conserved in this interactive tutorial.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

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

For Students 9th - 10th
Hang various mass weights on spring scales while you adjust the spring stiffness and damping in this online activity. Slow down the action, take it to another planet, or watch the amount of potential, thermal, and kinetic energy.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Kinetic & Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains how kinetic and potential energy are related.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Forms and States Demonstrations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Demonstrations explain the concepts of energy forms (sound, chemical, radiant [light], electrical, atomic [nuclear], mechanical, thermal [heat]) and states (potential, kinetic).
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Molecular Workbench Database: Energy Conservation in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the energy conversion from potential to kinetic in this interactive activity that explores total energy in chemical reactions.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Work and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about simple machines, calculate the mechanical advantage and efficiency of machines, differentiate potential and kinetic energy, and learn ways to use energy more efficiently.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: The Bright Idea

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use real-world data to evaluate the feasibility of solar energy and other renewable energy sources in different U.S. locations. Working in small groups, students act as engineers evaluating the suitability of installing solar...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: Power Your School

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use real-world data to calculate the potential for solar and wind energy generation at their school location. After examining maps and analyzing data from the online Renewable Energy Living Lab, they write recommendations as to...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Transfer of Energy: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains the difference between the types of energy, including Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Energy."
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Handout
Other

Maths Revision: Work, Energy & Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic definitions and examples for the concepts of work, energy, and power. Covers kinetic and potential energy, and conservation of energy.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Energy Relationships for Satellites

For Students 9th - 10th
The orbits of satellites are described and an energy analysis is performed. Kinetic, potential and total mechanical energy are explained and applied to the motion of satellites.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Antilles: What Are the Different Forms of Energy?

For Students 5th - 7th
Students will learn about the different types and sources of energy, including heat and light, electrical, potential, and kinetic energy.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Electrical Potential

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides detailed information on electrical potential, including a definition, introduction, and mathematical formulas.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is Energy?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
With an introduction to the ideas of energy, learners discuss specific types of energy and the practical sources of energy. Hands-on activities help them identify types of energy in their surroundings and enhance their understanding of...
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Seven Energy Principles

For Students 3rd - 5th
Outlines the seven main principles of energy.
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Handout
City University of New York

Energy: Characteristics of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of types of energy, how living things use energy and how they can convert energy forms. This is a good, basic, start to studying this characteristic of life.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Com Padre: Introduction to Work and Energy: The Hopper Popper Surprise

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will provide students with a qualitative understanding of the Work-Energy Theorem, especially on how the energy transferred depends on the distance over which the force is applied.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Your Marbles: Making Energy Work for You

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is based on the common experiment of running a marble down a ramp to do work on a cup. Learners will be able to see the relationship between mass and energy of the marble and the ramp height.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Energy From Elastic Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find how much energy has been added to a spring by looking at the Force vs. Spring Length graph.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Energy of Bond Formation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore distance and energy of bond formation.
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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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eBook
NASA

Nasa: From Stargazers to Starships: Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Demonstrates how principles of kinetic energy, potential energy and energy conservation can be used to determine the speed of a descending object if given its initial height. Further discussion of other topics such as heat and...
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Unit Plan
Learn AP Physics

Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Work and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews work and energy including work-energy theorem, conservation of energy, potential energy and power. Site contains links to video lectures and...
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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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