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Energy-Skate Park PhET Lab
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| Title | Energy-Skate Park PhET Lab |
| Description | Two-page (low paper use) lab with ten-point formal assessment at its conclusion. The lab should take no more than 50 minutes, including calculations and questions. This lab is easy for the students to perform and easy to grade. If absent, this lab can be done at home with little instructor input. This lab is performed early in a work, energy, and power unit at an urban high school in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| Subject | Physics |
| Level | High School |
| Type | Lab |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Energy, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy |
| Simulation(s) | Energy Skate Park |
| Author(s) | Chris Bires |
| Contact Email | bires1@hotmail.com |
| School / Organization | Spring Valley HS |
| Date submitted | 11/8/08 |
| Date updated | 8/4/10 |
Comments
Nice homework practice to follow-up
Trish
8/7/10
I've used this lab a couple of times now and find it very helpful increasing student's understanding of Kinetic and Potential Energy. Also the conclusion questions are a good follow up.
Mark Edwards
1/19/11
