Unit 2: Energy Transformations

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Unit 2: Energy Transformations Potential and Kinetic Energy Spool Racer Activity

Contents Materials needed for spool racer activity Video of spool racer activity Background information about potential and kinetic energy Possible questions to ask students

Materials for Spool Racer Activity Spools (can purchase at craft shops or teacher stores) Rubber bands Toothpicks Pencils Metal Washers (can purchase at craft shops or hardware stores) Tape LCD Projector or hard copies of instructions

Spool Racer Video Clip

Background In order to move, all vehicles must overcome the forces that hold them in place, especially gravity and friction. They do this by generating forces of their own, pushing and/or pulling against the forces that resist their motion. Most vehicles use some kind of fuel, like gasoline, to generate their power; others use the wind or electricity. Regardless, all vehicles -- in fact, all things that move -- use energy in some form or another to move. Without it, they wouldn't budge a cm!

Background Energy is the driving force behind all types of change in the physical world. It makes things happen. Energy can be stored and released. Stored energy is called potential energy. Batteries, for example, are designed to store electrical energy, which can be tapped at the flick of a switch. Somewhat surprisingly, all objects have the capacity to store energy. The act of placing a book on a shelf, for instance, increases that book's potential energy. While this energy may not be obvious, it is there, waiting to be released. If, for example, the book fell or the shelf collapsed, the stored energy would be converted into kinetic energy, the energy of motion.

Question Bank What is the role of the rubber band? Why does it help make the spool racer go? Use the terms kinetic energy and potential energy to describe the spool racer. How would the spool racer's performance change if you put a pencil on each side? Can you suggest ways to make sure the race is fair? How might you redesign the spool racer if you were to build one? Why would you do that? What could you do to make the spool racer go faster?