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Kinetic and Potential Energy Activity

Using toy cars, racetrack pieces, and pieces of wood, this kinetic and potential energy activity will help students explore how height and distance affect the energy of an object.

Instructions

  •  Find six wooden blocks all about the same size
  • Use 4 blocks and a longer plank of wood to create the first height.
  • Next, clamp the track onto the long plank of wood. Also, add length to the track as needed to make sure the track touches and runs along the floor a bit.
  • Run a toy car down the track, and mark where it stops with a piece of tape.
  • Add one block to each side to create a second height.
  • Run the same car down the track and mark where it stops with a piece of tape.