ScienceWithMsZ

A great rainy day activity for students of all ages! In this engineering activity, students can create a wave machine that demonstrates wave motion and wave properties using bamboo skewers, gummy candy and duct tape. The concept that "waves transport energy but not matter" can be a difficult one for students to grasp - that's where the candy wave machine comes in handy! This highly interactive activity is particularly useful for visual and kinesthetic learners. Purchase of this activity comes

GREAT ACTIVITY FOR RAINY DAYS! This engineering activity can be modified for all age groups and allows students to explore the transformation of potential to kinetic energy using jumbo craft sticks, rubber bands and mini marshmallows. For younger scientists, post-lab questions can be modified or eliminated. The concepts addressed in this lesson include: Potential energy and kinetic energy Transformation of energy Critical thinkingTrial and errorTeamwork Friendly competitionAnswer key included!

In this lab students use a golf ball and meter stick to investigate how various bounce surfaces affect energy transformation and absorption. Concepts addressed in this lab:Potential and kinetic energyEnergy transformationIndependent, dependent and control variablesQualitative and quantitative dataGraphical analysisRequired materials:Golf ballMeterstick