Physical+Science

R. Dempsey Southern Vance High School

3.01 - Types of Energy

Warm Up - Students define basic vocabulary for this object (kinetic energy, potential energy--including the different types of potential energy, joules, mass, velocity, etc)

Notes - Teacher provides notes on kinetic energy and the different types of potential energy

Computer Activity - Students create a graphic organizer using word. The organizer shows the different types of energy and how they are related (Kinetic and Potential with the different types of potential energy branching off). Students also look up pictures that show each type of energy and add them to the graphic organizer.

Notes - Law of Conservation of Energy

Computer Activity - Students do the Energy Skate Park activity ([]) where they can investigate how kinetic and potential energy changes as an object moves up and down a ramp.

Wrap up - Students email what they learned about KE/PE conversion from phet.com simulation.