Use these free lesson plans and hands-on activities to explore potential and kinetic energy with students! Show
What happens when you stretch a rubber band and let it go? Why? Explaining how energy is stored and transferred and how that relates to the movement and momentum of objects in motion involves understanding potential and kinetic energy. This is an area of science where getting hands-on with the storage, transfer, and release of energy really helps students connect with what is happening. When students stretch something, and it flies into the distance, or roll a marble down a paper roller coaster and watch to see if it can travel up the incline of a loop, they see the science in action and can investigate, hands-on, how changing different variables affects the speed, distance traveled, or momentum of an object. These activities and NGSS-aligned lesson plans help educators create hands-on learning opportunities to teach about potential and kinetic energy in the classroom, as part of remote learning, or for independent or family exploration at home. Note: Science Buddies Lesson Plans contain materials to support educators leading hands-on STEM learning with students. Lesson Plans offer NGSS alignment, contain background materials to inspire confidence in teachers even in areas that may be new to them, and include supplemental resources like worksheets, videos, discussion questions, and assessment materials. 13 Lesson Plans and STEM Activities to Teach About Potential and Kinetic Energy
Related STEM ResourcesFor additional educator resources to teach about types of energy, the law of conservation of energy, forces, and motion, see: Thematic CollectionsCollections like this help educators find themed activities in a specific subject area or discover activities and lessons that meet a curriculum need. We hope these collections make it convenient for teachers to browse related lessons and activities. For other collections, see the Teaching Science Units and Thematic Collections lists. We encourage you to browse the complete STEM Activities for Kids and Lesson Plans areas, too. Filters are available to help you narrow your search. What are examples of kinetic energy at home?Anything at home that moves is an example of kinetic energy. This could be a cue ball rolling on a billiards table, a fan circulating air on a warm day, or glass shattering on the floor after it falls from the counter. Electrical devices that are turned on use kinetic energy as do people moving about the house.
What are 3 examples of potential energy at home?Examples Of Potential Energy In Your Home. A water tank on a rooftop.. Battery.. Rubber band.. Book on a shelf.. Rock on hilltop.. Pendulum.. Air-filled balloon.. What are 5 kinetic and potential energy examples?What Are Examples of Potential and Kinetic Energy?. 1) Planets. The movement of planets around the sun and other stars in the galaxy is kinetic energy at work. ... . 2) Rubber Bands. Rubber bands can be classified as both potential and kinetic energy, depending on the state of the band. ... . 3) Rivers. ... . 4) Specific Variations.. What are the 5 example of potential energy?By keeping in mind all the above information about the potential energy, let us now look at some examples of potential energy from everyday life.. Pendulum. ... . Spring. ... . Bow & Arrow. ... . Rock At Cliff's Edge. ... . Food We Eat. ... . Water In Dams & Reservoirs. ... . Snow. ... . Bullet.. |