1. A lesson about potential and kinetic energy!
Frog Legs
A lesson about
potential and kinetic energy!

2. Learning Goal
Students will be able to investigate and explain how energy has the ability to cause motion or create a change.

3. The ability to do work or cause a change.
Energy
The ability to do work or cause a change.

4. A type of energy an object has due to its motion or position.
Mechanical Energy
A type of energy an object has due to its motion or position.

5. The energy of an object because of its position or condition.
Potential Energy
The energy of an object because of its position or condition.

6. Gravitational Potential Energy
The energy associated with the position of an object in a gravitational field.

7. Elastic Potential Energy
The energy associated with an object when the object is stretched or compressed.

8. The energy an object has because of its motion.
Kinetic Energy
The energy an object has because of its motion.

9. Let’s Review

10. Fold-A-Frog

11. Data Collection

12. Class Average Frog Jumps
Shortest Jump
Longest Jump
Average Jump

13. What Happened?

14. Connecting Our Learning
Give an example of an object that has elastic potential energy.
Give an example of an object that has gravitational potential energy.
Give an example of something that has kinetic energy.
Which frog flew the furthest distance?
At which point did the frog have the most gravitational potential energy?

15. Connecting Our Learning
Complete the Frog Legs Connecting Learning worksheet and turn it into the tray at the back of the classroom.
Read page in your science textbook.
Complete the activities on page 309 of your textbook.