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Move It! Conservation of Energy & Energy Transfer in Crashes
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Evans, Randall Choi, Dan |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students learn how the conservation of energy applies to impact situations such as a car crash or a falling objects. Students learn how the conservation of energy applies to impact situations such as a car crash or a falling objects. Mechanical energy is the most easily understood form of energy for students. When mechanical energy is involved, something moves. Mechanical energy is a very important concept to understand. Engineers need to know what happens when something heavy falls from a long distance changing its potential energy into kinetic energy. Automotive engineers need to know what happens when cars crash into each other, and why they can do so much damage, even at low speeds! Our knowledge of mechanical energy is used to help design things like bridges, engines, cars, tools, parachutes and even buildings! |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Duke University |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Science and Technology Acceleration Kinetic Energy Gravity Mass Conservation of Energy Force Velocity Potential Energy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Physics Technical |
