Lesson 2 of 84 · Forces
Simulation⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabRamps Make Work Easier
Ramps Make Work Easier.
🎯 Your mission
Push the limits. See what changes.
⚡ The twist
Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.
Mind = Blown
🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: where does the energy go?
What You'll Learn
Simple machines make work easier. A ramp helps you move heavy things to a higher place.
Key Words
- force
- motion
- gravity
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Make a ramp from a book. Roll a marble down from different heights. Measure how far it rolls.
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What does friction do?
Where you see this in real life
This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.
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.
For the dinner table
“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”
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