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Energy drives all motion, yet students do not always understand the connection between the two. Generally, they have a working understanding of potential energy and kinetic energy. They know about light and sound and heat. They need more direct hands-on lab activities, however, to help them put the entire picture together of how energy converts to motion and what forces act against that motion. Students will work on long-term cooperative projects to build roller coasters to demonstrate how potential energy transforms into kinetic energy. They will share their projects with the younger students at our school, through a science-fair-type presentation and written reports with pictures and videos. Before building the coasters, students will learn the basics of motion and energy using the rubber balls, ping-pong, balls, and match-box cars. They will graph the movement and calculate velocity and acceleration. They will use their knowledge to build their roller coasters.

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Energy drives all motion, yet students do not always understand the connection between the two. Generally, they have a working understanding of potential energy and kinetic energy. They know about light and sound and heat. They need more direct hands-on lab activities, however, to help them put the entire picture together of how energy converts to motion and what forces act against that motion. Students will work on long-term cooperative projects to build roller coasters to demonstrate how potential energy transforms into kinetic energy. They will share their projects with the younger students at our school, through a science-fair-type presentation and written reports with pictures and videos. Before building the coasters, students will learn the basics of motion and energy using the rubber balls, ping-pong, balls, and match-box cars. They will graph the movement and calculate velocity and acceleration. They will use their knowledge to build their roller coasters.

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