Store and Releasing Energy

​Stored Energy and Transferring Energy!

What We are Learning: We are learning about how energy is stored and released.

How We are Learning This: We are learning this by building and testing two model different Twist-O-Matic rides to discover the differences in energy.

Why We are Learning This: We will have a better understanding and be able to explain that the more energy is stored, the faster the speed of an object.

Poll

Check for understanding on vocabulary words.

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• I understand most vocabulary words an

• I understand one or two vocabulary wo

• I do not understand the words yet.

-Rides are balanced
-if not, please fix

​-Spaced apart
-Riders need to be facing you!

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​Ride Check!

-Riders facing you
-Riders facing you, then away, then back to you = 1 turn
-Turn is powered by you!

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​Turn

-Hands off the ride
-One full spin
-you see the riders face, that is one spin
-Energy is released

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​Spin

Time to Test!
​One ride at a time, then compare against each other

​Directions

1. First person, give the ride 15 turns. Release and count the number of FULL spring

2. Second person, give the ride 15 turns. Release and count the number or spins.

3. Both partners give each ride 15 turns and release.

4. Extra time = compare with 20 turns!

Open Ended

Which Twist-O-Matic ride to you think will have the most energy and why?

I think the thin Twist-O-Matic ride will have the most energy because_____.

I think the thick Twist-O-Matic ride will have the most energy because_____.

Which ride was harder to turn? How did that effect the turns and spins?

The ____ride was harder to spin because___. It effected the turn/spin by______.

How are energy and speed connected?
Energy is connected to speed by___.

Audio Response

I didn’t realize ___ before, but now I understand ___.

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