Students watch 2 and discuss which objects in the videos have more kinetic energy.
Students watch 2 and discuss which objects in the videos have more kinetic energy.
Students collect and analyze data to determine the effect of speed on kinetic energy.
Students collect and analyze data to determine the effect of speed on kinetic energy.
Students critically read text to make the connection that by doubling the speed, the kinetic energy is quadrupled.
Students collect and analyze data to determine the effect of mass on kinetic energy. Students complete practice questions over the relationship between energy, mass, and motion.
Students collect and analyze data to determine the effect of mass on kinetic energy. Students complete practice questions over the relationship between energy, mass, and motion.
Students complete an assessment over the relationship between kinetic energy and motion. Students complete Portfolio Task 4 explaining when an athlete of their chosen sport has the most kinetic energy.
In Cycle 1, students will come to answer the question “How do the speed and mass of an object affect kinetic energy?” To do this, students will first make observations and predictions about the amount of kinetic energy runners have. Students will then conduct an investigation to determine how speed affects kinetic energy. Students will then obtain information and analyze data to draw mathematical connections between kinetic energy and speed. Once students determine the relationship between speed and kinetic energy, they will conduct an investigation to determine the mathematical relationship between mass and kinetic energy.