What others say
"This resource was clear, easy to use, and fit well with my lesson plans. It saved me time and helped my students stay engaged."
Liz B.
"Thanks so much for this awesome activity. This was a great resource to use to extend student learning!"
Whitney S.
Description
Lesson on potential and kinetic energy using google slides and the Roller Coaster simulation. Interactive lesson with NGSS science standards made accessible for all students with UDL principals. Includes multiple slides of questions on the relationship of kinetic and potential energy and the affect of speed and height on kinetic and potential energy. Product also includes an extension activity.
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Grades
4th - 8th
Subjects
Standards
NGSSMS-PS3-2
NGSSMS-PS3-5
NGSSMS-PS3-1
What others say
"This resource was clear, easy to use, and fit well with my lesson plans. It saved me time and helped my students stay engaged."
Liz B.
"Thanks so much for this awesome activity. This was a great resource to use to extend student learning!"
Whitney S.
Description
Lesson on potential and kinetic energy using google slides and the Roller Coaster simulation. Interactive lesson with NGSS science standards made accessible for all students with UDL principals. Includes multiple slides of questions on the relationship of kinetic and potential energy and the affect of speed and height on kinetic and potential energy. Product also includes an extension activity.
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A useful resource
This resource was well-organized, clear, and easy to implement. It aligned nicely with my lesson objectives and kept students engaged throughout the activity. I appreciated how straightforward it was to use with minimal prep, and it fit seamlessly into my classroom routine. I will definitely be using this resource again and look forward to exploring more from this creator.
Great resource
This resource was clear, easy to use, and fit well with my lesson plans. It saved me time and helped my students stay engaged.
Potential and Kinetic
Great resource to use while teaching potential and kinetic energy.
great product
very accessible for students and helps make understanding easy, thanks!
wonderful resource
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This resource was exactly what I needed for my classroom! The materials are clear, well-organized, and easy to implement. My students were engaged from start to finish, and I loved how the activities encouraged critical thinking while still being fun and age-appropriate.
The directions were simple to follow, and everything was ready to use right away — which saved me so much prep time. The visuals and layout are student-friendly, and the differentiation options made it easy to adapt for a range of learners in my class.
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answer key please
Good activity - would like an answer key to make life easier.
Great resource to use to review potential and kinetic energy with students. Very engaging.
This purchase has been a fantastic addition to my teaching materials. The resources are consistently well-designed and incredibly useful for my middle school students. I particularly appreciate the clear explanations and engaging activities that resonate well with them. This has truly saved me valuable prep time and provided high-quality content that effectively supports my students' learning. A definite must-have for any middle school teacher!
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Standards
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NGSSMS-PS3-2
Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system. Emphasis is on relative amounts of potential energy, not on calculations of potential energy. Examples of objects within systems interacting at varying distances could include: the Earth and either a roller coaster cart at varying positions on a hill or objects at varying heights on shelves, changing the direction/orientation of a magnet, and a balloon with static electrical charge being brought closer to a classmate’s hair. Examples of models could include representations, diagrams, pictures, and written descriptions of systems. Assessment is limited to two objects and electric, magnetic, and gravitational interactions.
NGSSMS-PS3-5
Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. Examples of empirical evidence used in arguments could include an inventory or other representation of the energy before and after the transfer in the form of temperature changes or motion of object. Assessment does not include calculations of energy.
NGSSMS-PS3-1
Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object. Emphasis is on descriptive relationships between kinetic energy and mass separately from kinetic energy and speed. Examples could include riding a bicycle at different speeds, rolling different sizes of rocks downhill, and getting hit by a wiffle ball versus a tennis ball.
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