Assignment: Potential and Kinetic Energy 4.PS3.2 Assignment

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5 activities: 5 games

62 min

Activity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Energy Skate Park - Intro

Learn about the conservation of energy at the skate park! Explore different tracks and skaters, and investigate the relationship between the kinetic energy, potential energy, and thermal energy. Measure the speed and adjust the friction, gravity, and mass.

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Teacher Ratings (9) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (6523) 3.6 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Energy and Motion

A great instructional resource to help teach students about energy and motion. Students will explore how to change the speed of a hockey puck to ring a bell at different sound levels and push another hockey puck across a table. Students will love the challenge!

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Teacher Ratings (65) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (27756) 3.7 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Conservation of energy (Elem)

Relax and save energy! You will enter the lab and learn about conservation of energy through a series of fun mini-games. You will use your knowledge of gravity to shoot balls into a basket. Shoot off some fireworks to convert chemical energy to light energy. Conserve energy with a Newton's cradle device. Enjoy the mini-games as you learn!

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Teacher Ratings (82) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (14874) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Power Converter

Did you know that energy can be moved from a form to another? Let's build underground labs to learn about forms of energy movement in this fun puzzle game.

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Teacher Ratings (204) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (69785) 4.3 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Speedy's Adventure

One day, Speedy's fairy companion finds a mysterious treasure map! What secrets and treasures are hidden there? Practice your archery skills in a nearby forest, ride the minecart through an abandoned mine, scale the icy mountains in this adventure of Speed and Energy to find the treasure!

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Teacher Ratings (26) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (19059) 4.4 stars.