Lesson 79 of 84 · Motion and Forces
Experiment⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabWork and Power (Part 3)
Motion and Forces.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.
Mind = Blown
🎢 You feel weightless on a roller coaster because you and the seat are falling at the same speed.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what happens if you double the force?
What You'll Learn
Work in science means using a force to move an object a distance. If you push a box across the floor, you do work. If you push a wall and it doesn't move, no work is done.
Key Words
- potential
- work
- power
Materials Needed
- rubber bands
- blocks
- spring scale
- stopwatch
Safety First
- Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Build a simple circuit using a battery, wire, and light bulb. Then add a switch and test what happens when you open and close it.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is work in science?
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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