Lesson 43 of 84 · Forces

Experiment⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark Lab

Wind Can Push Things (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #43

Wind Can Push Things (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.

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Mind = Blown

🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: what happens if you double the force?

What You'll Learn

Energy makes things happen. Moving things have kinetic energy. A ball at the top of a hill has potential energy.

Key Words

direction
simple machine

Materials Needed

tape
ruler
cardboard
marbles
paper clips
rubber bands

Safety First

Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?

Step 2 — Do

Test a magnet on 10 objects around your house. Make a list of what sticks and what doesn't.

Step 3 — Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 — Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What kind of surface has the most friction?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

This week, find one thing in your house that turns one kind of energy into another.

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For the dinner table

“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

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