In the month of March, students in Room 213 completed a lengthy lab on potential and kinetic energy - putting themselves right in the middle of the experiments! Using a tennis ball and string. students demonstrate the motion of pendulums, study how energy is stored in the pendulum, and how the starting height of the swing affects the number of swings of a pendulum.
Using pipe insulation and marbles, students create roller coasters in the classroom to experiment with potential and kinetic energy. On the second day, students add hills to their original "coaster" and experiment to build a deeper understanding of hills and energy.
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