Thrilling Experiments: Potential and Kinetic Energy

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Suggested Reading List Additional Resources Shafer, Mike and Scott Rutherford. Roller Coasters MBI Publishing, 1998. This book includes a history of roller coasters and sidebars explaining how they work, but primarily gives region-by-region information on the best coasters in the United States. Included are the location, length, age, and features of each. The authors also provide an unofficial top-twenty ranking of the best-of-the-best. Wood, Robert W. Mechanics Fundamentals Learning Triangle Press/McGraw- Hill, 1996. Important principles of physics, specifically relating to the effect of forces on objects at rest or in motion, are explained through the simple-to-perform experiments in this book. Line drawings illustrate all experiments and a glossary explains new terms. 28 Thrilling Experiments: Potential and Kinetic Energy © Sunburst Visual Media, a division of Global Video, LLC
Internet Sites Below is a list of sites that you may use to find more information about potential and kinetic energy. Due to routine web maintenance, not all of the links will be accurate at the time of access. If the link is not available, try to conduct a search on that topic from the main site or from a search engine. Roller Coaster Physics - The Book Tony Wayne tells us everything there is to know about the physics of energy transitions while experiencing the ups and downs on your favorite roller coaster ride. http://www.rollercoaster.com/designers_corner/physics/physics_book_01.html Amusement Park Physics: Roller Coaster Read about the principles for designing roller coasters and then immediately apply this knowledge by designing and testing your own online roller coaster. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster.html Inventing the Scream Machine When were they invented? How have they changed? Who are the heroes of the roller coaster industry? Starting in the 18th Century, follow the historical evolution of the modern roller coaster on this clickable and informative roller coaster history timeline http://coasters.eb.com/ Discovery Channel: Thrills, Chills & Spills Top ten coasters, coaster webcam, coaster crosswords, coaster history, and design your own coaster. If you've got the stomach for such thrills, chills and spills, Discovery Online has it all. http://www.discovery.com/exp/rollercoasters/thrills/thrills.html © Sunburst Visual Media, a division of Global Video, LLC Thrilling Experiments: Potential and Kinetic Energy Additional Resources 29
Page 1 and 2: Teacher’s Guide Thrilling Experim
Page 3: Table of Contents Guide Information
Page 6 and 7: Program Overview Thrilling Experime
Page 8 and 9: Name Word Splash Each of these word
Page 10 and 11: Name Albert Who? The video you will
Page 12 and 13: Name Vocabulary Cloze Vocabulary wo
Page 14 and 15: Name Energy Basics In the video, de
Page 16 and 17: Name Energy Math Potential and Kine
Page 18 and 19: Name Energy Law In the space below,
Page 20 and 21: Name Vocabulary Match-Up Draw a lin
Page 22 and 23: Name Fact Quiz (cont.) Answer the f
Page 24 and 25: Extensions Additional Resources •
Page 26 and 27: Extensions • Soda Towers Have stu
Page 30 and 31: Internet Sites Additional Resources
Page 32 and 33: 32 Answer Key - Before Viewing Acti
Page 34 and 35: 34 Answer Key - Before Viewing Acti
Page 36 and 37: 36 Answer Key - During Viewing Acti
Page 42 and 43: 42 Heads Up! Answer Key - After Vie
Page 44 and 45: 44 Fact Quiz Fill in the missing wo
Page 46 and 47: Script 46 CAST Tony “Thrill” Hi
Page 48 and 49: Script 48 JUNE This experiment need
Page 50 and 51: Script 50 TONY All right I have the
Page 52 and 53: Script 52 You need to repeat these
Page 54 and 55: Script 54 TONY Just like the one in
Page 56: Script 56 JUNE You got it, Tony. I

Thrilling Experiments: Potential and Kinetic Energy

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?