Force, Motion & Energy
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Force, Motion & Energy 〰️
K-2 Zippity Doo da
In this activity, students will work through the engineering design process by using Legos to create a zipline car to safely, but quickly, move their Lego passenger down 3 ziplines of varying slope.
K-2 Coasting Comparisons
Students will explore the forces of gravity and friction while creating a foam coaster. They will compare how far different objects travel on their foam coaster and how hills affect the speed and distance traveled.
3-5 zip away
Student teams will work through the Engineering Design Process to solve a zipline challenge. They will craft a zipline carrier, make improvements to their design, and complete challenges at varying slopes to investigate forces, movement and speed.
3-5 marble roller coaster
Students will collaborate in small groups to build a roller coaster with at least one loop and one jump, demonstrating how potential energy transforms into kinetic energy
6-8 roller coaster tycoon
Students work in small groups to build a roller coaster with at least two loops and one jump, demonstrating how PE transforms into KE. Students observe the relationship of height to GPE and the resulting KE. They will explore friction and gravitational effects on mass as they test 3 types of “riders” for their coaster.
6-8 build a better bungee
Students will create a Bungee Jumping Company. They will collect data,
interpret variables, represent data in various ways (graphs, tables, equations), and will make predictions based on data to design a thrilling and safe bungee jump.