LESSON 1 How Are Energy and Motion Related? · 1) List five examples of when objects have energy of motion. (Try to list objects that were not mentioned in the text!) Then explain

LESSON 1

How Are Energy and Motion Related?

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What questions do you have about this phenomenon?

After the lesson, use what you learned to explain this phenomenon.

Phenomenon: When a fast soccer ball hits the net, the net moves more than when a slow soccer ball hits it.

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1) List five examples of when objects have energy of motion. (Try to list objects that were not mentioned in the text!) Then explain how you know that all of these objects have energy of motion.

1. Moving Objects Have Energy

2) Think of an example of energy transfer that was not used in the text. Draw and label a picture that shows one object transferring energy to another object.

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2. Heavier Objects Have More Energy

1) Look at each pair of pictures and read their captions. For each pair, circle the picture of the moving ball that has more energy of motion.

2) Explain how weight is connected to energy of motion. Give evidence from what you have observed in this lesson.

This basketball has been tossed in the air.

B

This inflatable beach ball has been tossed in the air.

A

This baseball moves quickly after being hit by a bat.

A

This table tennis ball moves quickly after being hit by a paddle.

B

This golf ball is slowly rolling toward the hole.

A

This bowling ball is slowly rolling toward the pins.

B



3. Objects Moving Faster Have More Energy

1) Look at each pair of pictures and read their captions. For each pair, circle the picture of the moving ball that has more energy of motion.

2) Explain how speed is connected to energy of motion. Give evidence from what you have observed in this lesson.

This golf ball has been putted gently by the club.

A

This baseball flies through the air after being hit by a bat.

B

This bowling ball is rolling quickly toward the pins.

A

This baseball has been lightly tossed into the air.

A

This bowling ball is rolling slowly toward the pins.

B

This golf ball has been hit by a fast swing of the club.

B



4. Energy Can Be Gained and Lost

1) For each statement below, give a specific piece of evidence that supports it. You can give real-life examples, evidence from the simulation, or evidence from the Student Text.

Statement Evidence

Objects can gain energy.

Objects can lose energy.

2) Choose one of the situations below. Explain how the objects in the situation would gain and lose energy of motion.

a) throwing and catching a football b) a bowling ball knocking down pins c) pushing a friend down a hill in a snow sled d) kicking a soccer ball



5. Energy Can Be Stored

1) In this image, a student’s foot holds a skateboard at the top of a ramp. Analyze the image and explain what would happen if the student’s foot lifted. Use these terms in your answer: stored energy, gravity, and energy of motion.

2) What evidence from the Student Text supports your analysis? Explain how you used the text and its examples to answer the first prompt.



6. Energy Is Conserved

1) Read the statement below. Then give a specific piece of evidence that supports it. You can give real-life examples, evidence from the simulation, or evidence from the Student Text.

Statement Evidence

Energy is conserved.

2) Choose one of the situations below. Explain how the objects in the situation would gain and lose energy of motion. Then explain how energy is transferred. Use the term conserved in your answer.

a) throwing and catching a football b) a bowling ball knocking down pins c) pushing a friend down a hill in a snow sled d) kicking a soccer ball

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1) For each trial, record the angle of your ramp, the distance up the ramp, and whether your ball needed more energy, less energy, or had the right amount of energy to roll 1 meter.

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Trial AngleDistance Up

the RampAmount of Energy

1 Need More | Just Right | Need Less














In this Small Group Investigation, you will design a ramp that rolls a ball a certain distance.


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2) Describe the energy that the ball has during different parts of its motion.

a) What energy does the ball have before you release it from the ramp? What variables affect how much energy it has at this point?

Developing and Using Models

b) What energy does the ball have when it reaches the bottom of the ramp? What variables affect how much energy it has at this point?

c) How does energy affect how far the ball rolls?


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3) For each trial, record the angle of your ramp, the distance up the ramp, and whether your ball needed more energy, less energy, or had the right amount of energy to roll 2 m.

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Trial AngleDistance Up

the RampAmount of Energy
















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4) Using your group ’s and the class’s explanations, answer the following questions about energy.

a) How are energy and speed related?

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

b) How are energy and distance up the ramp related?

c) How are energy and the angle of the ramp related?

d) How are energy and the distance rolled related?


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Using the simulations and this investigation, come up with a claim on how energy and motion are related. Then explain how you would investigate this claim.

Claim:

Investigation:

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LESSON 1 How Are Energy and Motion Related? · 1) List five examples of when objects have energy of motion. (Try to list objects that were not mentioned in the text!) Then explain

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