About the course

"Let’s learn about energy! Get acquainted with the motion of kinetic energy. See it’s give and take relationship with potential energy. And watch how, combined with the conservation of energy, they create the thrills of roller coasters.

Understand how motion surrounds you through the principles of kinetic energy and many forms of energy in everyday life."

Project

Roller Coaster

Course overview

What is Energy?

Students will learn what energy is through brainstorming various examples

Kinetic or Potential?

Students will learn the determining factors behind both kinetic and potential energy and compare energies of objects

Conservation of Energy

Students will learn that energy is conserved through the swinging of a pendulum

Roller Coaster Project

Students will build their own mini roller coaster to see kinetic and potential energy at work

Quiz

Assess your learning with a quiz.

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Tags:

Energy
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Rollercoaster

Recommended Materials

Springs, Weights, String, Cardboard, Construction paper, Marble, Blocks

Instructor

Max S.

Physics Enthusiast and Scholar

Max is a physics enthusiast and rising senior at Rutgers University. Academically, he is most intrigued by the intuitive and approachable nature of forces and mechanics. Outside of physics, Max likes to stay active and follow sports.

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