Lesson 54 of 84 · Energy
Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabWhat Makes Things Move? (Part 2)
What Makes Things Move? (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.
Mind = Blown
🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what happens if you double the force?
What You'll Learn
A force is a push or pull that can change an object's motion, shape, or direction. Forces are measured in Newtons and can act through contact or at a distance.
Key Words
- friction
- inertia
- force
Steps
Read the introduction and identify the main idea of this lesson.
Create a Rube Goldberg machine with at least 5 steps that demonstrates energy transfer from one form to another.
Watch carefully for any changes and note the time.
Create a data table to organize your measurements.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What form of energy does food contain?
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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