Explore energy transfers and transformations! Students will plan an investigation to compare how different surfaces affect a ping pong ball's bounce. Some surfaces may really surprise you and your students, as you investigate how the kinetic/mechanical energy of the ball is transferred to the surface (causing the surface to move) or the energy is transformed to different levels of noise (sound energy)! The goal is for students to explain how the ball loses energy to the surface or as noise to ju
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Physics, Science
NGSS, TEKS
4-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-5
, 4-PS3-2
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I have taught science in Texas for middle school, grades 6 - 8. I also supplement and extend my own children's elementary STEM education.
Teaching style
I teach using problem-based challenges to engage students with real-life questions that they can explore and answer in a small group setting through collaboration and hands-on investigation.
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