1.3d Energy in the Skatepark Lesson

At the skatepark energy is constantly

transforming from PE to KE and KE to PE

​****COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY UP UNTIL IT ASKS YOU TO CLICK ON THE DOG'S NOSE****

SUMMARY

Energy can be transformed or

converted from one form to

another. It is never created or

destroyed. You can never get more

energy than is put in!

​This is why the bowling ball didn't hit the
man's face in the video!

• More time?

  • Click on the skatepark link https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/energy-skate-park-basics/latest/energy-skate-park-basics_all.html

  • Choose playground mode

  • Click “Bar Graph” to show on the side

  • Click “Speed”

  • Build your own track and observe what happens to energy with the skateboarder.

  Experiment by changing the variables-- such as the height of track, the skateboarders mass