LESSON 3 ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS AND CONSERVATION STANDARD 6

LESSON 3 ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS AND CONSERVATION STANDARD: 6. PS 3. 2 CONSTRUCT A SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION OF THE TRANSFORMATIONS BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY.

REVIEW How is energy transferred different from energy transformed? How are different forms of energy related? When you turn on your hair straightener, _____ energy is transformed into _____ energy. Explain the energy transformation that occurs in a waterfall.

LESSON OBJECTIVE After this lesson, you will: Apply scientific ideas to explain the law of conservation of energy.

ENGAGE Video Clips (11 Mins) Physics on a Rollercoaster ride Https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=J 8 p. Ji. V 44 h. VM Engineering Thrills https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d. Bdj 7 Lcz 2 Xc

EXPLORE Quick Lab Teacher Demo Law of Conservation of Energy Lab Summary Questions

EXPLAIN Read Pg. 24 -25 Energy cannot be created or destroyed. Is thermal energy created when you turn on a lamp? Is kinetic energy destroyed when you catch a pop ball in the air?

ELABORATE Roller Coaster Ride At the top of the first hill… Halfway down… Bottom of first hill… How does this diagram relate to the pendulum diagram? Where on this diagram of the roller coaster is the same transformations as the pendulum?

THE BIG QUESTION How is energy conserved in a transformation? BONUS: Where does all energy on our planet originally come from?

EVALUATE Assess Your Understanding pg. 25