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Description
Students will do an inquiry investigation on the relationship between the
height from which a marble on a ramp is released and the distance a milk
carton at the end of the ramp is moved along the floor after the ball collides
with the carton.
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| Teacher note: Students will need to
have background knowledge how to convert from grams to kilograms
and from centimeters to meters. |
Instructional Objectives
The student will
- do an inquiry investigation on the relationship between the height from which
a marble on a ramp is released and the distance a milk carton at the end
of the ramp is moved along the floor after the ball collides with the carton.
- use algebra to apply the concepts of work, potential energy, and kinetic
energy.
- calculate the velocity of the marble by using the law of conservation
of energy.
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