Students conduct a series of experiments on magnetic levitation. In this physics lesson plan, students discover how Maglev trains operate. They explain how magnetism make even simple objects levitate.

In this unit conversion worksheet, students solve 4 problems given a list of conversion factors for units of energy, power and flux.

Students participate in an experiment dealing with kinetic energy. They predict which cans they believe will win the can race and why. They answer questions based on the experiment.

Students show that energy is conserved in the laboratory. They calculate the work done by a force on an object as the product of the force and a displacement of the object from a reference point.

In this watershed worksheet, students read through related definitions and complete 17 short answer questions about deposition and erosion in the Hudson River.

Learners create a 3D vector field map of an electric field. In this physics lesson, students measure the voltage inside an aquarium with water. They present their findings and map to class..

Seventh graders discuss how energy is transformed from one form to another. For this physics lesson, 7th graders design and build their own hydro generator. They identify the factors that affect its energy production.

By the end of this section, you will be able to explain gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity, show that the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass m at height h on Earth is given by PEg = mgh,...

In the following tutorial, students learn about gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity. They will be able to show how knowledge of the potential energy as a function of position can be used to simplify...

This site defines and explains the concept of gravitational potential energy. Uses many equations and graphics to illustrate the idea. Provides an online computational practice set with immediate feedback.

Review the equations and skills related to gravitational potential energy at large distances, including how to apply conservations laws to objects in orbit.

Practice calculating the gravitational potential energy for a system of two masses.

Predict changes in gravitational potential energy and angular momentum for a system of two masses.

This site explains what gravitational potential energy means and how to calculate it.

Explains what is meant by potential energy and demonstrates how to use the formulas for gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, and electric potential energy. Includes interactive calculators for the first two formula...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of potential energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy and other forms of potential energy.

The concept of potential energy is explained along with the two forms of potential energy: elastic and gravitational. Discusses what gravitational potential energy is, explains the direct relationship between it and mass and height, and...

This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines and explains the concept of potential energy. Using equations and graphics to illustrate the idea, it discusses the many types of potential energy (gravitational,...

This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines elastic potential energy and explains its origin. Provides an equation for computing elastic potential energy and an opportunity to practice solving problems with an...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial, students are invited to investigate examples of potential energy and their transformations.

This lesson explains how gravitational potential energy and work are related.

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating gravitational potential energy.

This lab is designed to have students investigate the energy added to an object when it is moved away from another object. This lab is meant to lay the foundations for the idea of universal gravitational energy. Students will see how the...

This interactive roller coaster ride produced for Teacher's Domain illustrates the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. As the coaster cars go up and down the hills and around the loop of the track, a pie chart shows...