Assignment: Potential vs. Kinetic Energy SC.6.P.11.1 Assignment

Created by Kiala C on

4 activities: 4 games

47 min

Activity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Energy Skate Park - Playground

Design and build your own skateboarding tracks, ramps, and jumps to explore the conservation of energy. Control the skater's mass, measure the speed, and change the amount of friction on the track. See the kinetic, potential, and thermal energy in the system graphed in real-time!

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Teacher Ratings (11) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (8965) 3.9 stars.

Activity 2: 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!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (94) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (19561) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Caveman Joe and the Conservation of Energy

This game begins with a tutorial on conservation of energy and the types of energy. After the tutorial, it is your duty to guide a caveman across the ground. Along the way, you will learn about energy conversions. As he moves, your caveman will encounter a variety of obstacles, and each level is more challenging to complete. Beat the monster in the final level to win.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (142) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (45394) 4.0 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Physics Putter

Learn about Physics and Conservation of Energy as we help our favorite Technician get a ball from the virtual warehouse. But the ball is so heavy! How will you move it? Why, by putting of course!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (21) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (14090) 3.7 stars.