For Class: Introduction to Potential and Kinetic Energy - Free Educational Games

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Mr. Genius Kinetic Energy

You've got the best teacher around to teach you about kinetic energy. Professor Genius's science class is going to take you through a series of visualizations to help explain kinetic energy and its relationship to mass and velocity. You will learn about the various forms of kinetic energy and see how each type of kinetic energy is applied.

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Teacher Ratings (97) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (32036) 3.6 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Potential Disaster

Do you have energy? In this game, you will store up your potential energy to play several mini-games. Each mini-game can be completed by utilizing different types of potential energy. You'll need to learn about gravitational and elastic energies and put them to use in the challenge section. The more you know the more points you'll earn. What will your high score be?

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Teacher Ratings (156) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (39181) 3.7 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Potential Match

How much do you like puzzles? In this game, you aren't just putting puzzle pieces together. You will be using your knowledge of the relationship between kinetic and potential energy to solve physics puzzles. You will use pendulums, ramps, slingshots, and other devices to hit a target. You get to control each tool with what you know about energy! Good luck!

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Teacher Ratings (93) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (19440) 3.4 stars.