Lesson 7 of 84 · Forces
Experiment⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabSimple Machines: Pulleys
Simple Machines: Pulleys.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
Energy never disappears — it just hides somewhere else.
Mind = Blown
⚡ Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: which will move faster, and why?
What You'll Learn
Electricity flows through circuits. A simple circuit needs a power source, a conductor (wire), and a load (like a light bulb). Breaking the circuit stops the flow of electricity.
Key Words
- speed
- direction
- force
Materials Needed
- marbles
- paper clips
- rubber bands
Safety First
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Create a Rube Goldberg machine with at least 5 steps that demonstrates energy transfer from one form to another.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is inertia?
Where you see this in real life
You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.
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.
For the dinner table
“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”
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