Lesson 47 of 84 ยท Forces
Simulationโญ 30 XPโก Spark LabLet's Play with Magnets (Part 2)
Let's Play with Magnets (Part 2).
๐ฏ Your mission
Play with the model. Break it. Understand it.
โก The twist
Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.
Mind = Blown
โก Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: where does the energy go?
What You'll Learn
You can build a tower with blocks, but if you push it, it falls because of gravity!
Key Words
- wheel
- ramp
Steps
Talk about Forces with a grown-up. What do you already know?
Try pulling a wagon with one hand, then two hands. Which is easier?
What happened? Tell a grown-up what you noticed.
Tell a grown-up your favorite part of the activity.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do wheels help us 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
โShow me something at home that uses this kind of energy.โ
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
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