Conservation of Energy

Learning Target: 

• I can apply the law of conservation of energy to a situation

HOWLs Target:

• I take initiative for my learning

Agenda

• Warm-up: FREE ENERGY (2min)
• Why can't you just create free energy whenever you want it?
• PhET: Energy Skatepark
• Where does the energy for the skateboarder come from? Why does the skateboarder start moving?
• Where does the skateboarder have the most energy?this is a trick question
• How is the skateboarder an example of Conservation of Energy?
• Conservation of Energy worksheet
• Rube Goldberg - energy identification

Homework:

• Types of energy and conservation of energy quiz, Friday 3/31