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Falling Water
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Zamora-Thompson, Xochitl Duren, Sabre Mach, Natalie Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Carlson, Denise W. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | Students drop water from different heights to demonstrate the conversion of water's potential energy to kinetic energy. They see how varying the height from which water is dropped affects the splash size. They follow good experiment protocol, take measurements, calculate averages and graph results. Students drop water from different heights to demonstrate the conversion of water's potential energy to kinetic energy. They see how varying the height from which water is dropped affects the splash size. They follow good experiment protocol, take measurements, calculate averages and graph results. In seeing how falling water can be used to do work, they also learn how this energy transformation figures into the engineering design and construction of hydroelectric power plants, dams and reservoirs. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Data Analysis and Probability Earth and Space Measurement Physical Science Science and Technology Average Turbine Kinetic Energy Hydroelectric Power Potential Energy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Geometry Probability Technical |
