Description
Using PhET simulations, students explore the relationship of kinetic and potential energy in a closed system. Students become aware of the Law of Conservation of Energy and also experiment with friction.
The original version of this lab uses the following web page:
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park-basics
However, PhET has created a new and improved version of this sim available here:
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/energy-skate-park/latest/energy-skate-park_all.html
This resource includes student pages for BOTH simulations which you choose between or use as differentiation.
The original sim has 3 parts:
- Introduction (no friction)
- Friction (with friction)
- Playground (free play)
The updated sim has 4 parts:
- Introduction (with and without friction, based on settings)
- Measure (worksheet incorporates a math portion)
- Graphs
- Playground (free play)
Both versions of this lab also come with answer keys and digital versions using Google Slides.
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