Park and Mail Challenge
 Description
Norbert and Zot have two tasks for your students to do on Norbert’s
home planet, Norbania, that involve understanding energy. First, your students
need to study the relationship between kinetic and elastic potential energy
as Norbert parks his sled in his Massive Space Garage. Second, your students
need to understand the relationship between kinetic and gravitational potential
energy to help Zot deliver a package to the Norbanian Postal System. They
will learn how these energies depend on mass, velocity, the spring constant,
the spring compression, the height, and gravity by recording and plotting
data.
Instructional Objectives
The student will
- study energy in an engaging and fun Squeak activity.
- measure kinetic, elastic
potential and gravitational potential energy.
- measure velocity, spring
compression and height.
- develop a theorem relating the energies in each
problem using critical thinking.
- plot their data in several different
ways using a scatterplot.
- analyze their data plots to see graphically
the relations between the energies in the activity and mass, velocity,
spring constant, spring compression, height, and gravity.
- analyze their data
plots to back up their energy theorem.
- analyze, discuss and explain transfer
of energy.
- work together cooperatively and analyze and present their results.
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