Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a sled. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and then lose some energy on a hill. They will then lose the remaining energy on a level surface. You have to...

Learn about mechanical energy, and its forms of potential and kinetic.

Read about all the different kinds of potential and kinetic energy. Includes energy formulas and examples of energy applications.

This activity demonstrates how potential energy (PE) can be converted to kinetic energy (KE) and back again. Given a pendulum height, students calculate and predict how fast the pendulum will swing by understanding conservation of energy...

This animation depicts the motion of a young child sliding across the snow on a sled. Students can analyze the work and energy involved in this scenario.

Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a BMX bike. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and then convert it into KE. They will then hit a ramp and become a projectile. You have to predict how far...

Learn about various states of energy, and how those states affect living organisms.

This lesson will present how light and motion energy can be used to power machines. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Energy: Machines, Motion and Light."

This lesson will present how light and motion energy can be used to power machines. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Energy: Machines, Motion and Light."

This lesson will present how light and motion energy can be used to power machines. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Energy: Machines, Motion and Light."

Energy can be described as being in different "stores". It cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transferred, dissipated or stored in different ways. There are seven main stores of energy: magnetic, internal (thermal), chemical,...

Find out how fleas, catapults, and archers convert stored energy into kinetic energy.

Meet Carlos at his Mexican diner, and he will tell all about energy and energy transformations.

In this interactive game, students match 17 terms related to energy with their definitions. These include the following: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical, Gravitational Potential, Electrical, Light, Energy, Energy...

This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 17 terms related to energy and their definitions. These include the following types of energy: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical, Gravitational Potential, Electrical,...

This interactive assessment features 6 matching, 6 multiple-choice, and 5 true/false question over 17 terms related to energy and their definitions. These include the following: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical,...

Explains what each of these types of energy is and provides examples.

This site is a discussion and animation about whether the total mechanical energy of a cart rolling down an incline is conserved, which can be determined if there are any external forces acting upon it.

Defines work, energy, and power. Explains the work-energy principle, types and forms of energy, and presents some exercises to try.

Students explore the physics utilized by engineers in designing today's roller coasters, including potential and kinetic energy, friction, and gravity. First, students learn that all true roller coasters are completely driven by the...

In this hands-on activity students learn create a device to protect a dropped egg and deliver it close to a target. Students learn about engineering as well as potential and kinetic energy and energy transfer

Can you build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation? During this lesson, students will learn how energy is converted and transferred between objects. Working in groups and through the...

Students learn how engineers design devices that use water to generate electricity by building model water turbines and measuring the resulting current produced in a motor. Students work through the engineering design process to build...

A lesson where young scholars construct a roller coaster and test it under different conditions to learn about force and motion.