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Lesson 53 of 84 ยท Forces

Lessonโญ 30 XPโšก Spark Lab

Does Shape Change How Things Move? (Part 2)

๐ŸงชLab Brief #53

Does Shape Change How Things Move? (Part 2).

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

โšก The twist

Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.

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Mind = Blown

๐Ÿ”ฅ A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where does the energy go?

What You'll Learn

Air resistance slows things down as they move through the air. A parachute uses air resistance!

Key Words

  • energy
  • push

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?

Step 2 โ€” Do

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

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 โ€” Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is a push?

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Where you see this in real life

You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.

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For the dinner table

โ€œShow me something at home that uses this kind of energy.โ€

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Next Smart Experiment

We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

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