Conservation of energy

This online resource explores potential and kinetic energy.

The resource is a student practical activity that focuses on demonstrating the transference of energy through the building a model roller coaster.

It includes instructions on how to create a roller coaster using a marble and foam tubing cut in half.

The resource also includes definitions of key terms as well as where to go to learn more about roller coasters.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U05 (Year 8), AC9S9U05 (Year 9), AC9S10U05 (Year 10)

This hands-on activity deals with energy conservation and transformation.

The resource is a downloadable document that contains instruction and investigation prompts for an intriguing student practical activity concerning energy conservation and transformation.

The activity involves the construction of a cylinder that when rolled away across the floor, slows, stops and returns.

This device is commonly known as a ‘comeback can’ or ‘returning tin’.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U05 (Year 8), AC9S9U05 (Year 9)

This online resource looks at the transfer of energy.

The resource is a student activity that focuses on the energy conversions between GPE and KE when a ball bounces.

The investigation begins with a teacher demonstration and explanation then moves on to student investigations, dropping different balls from different heights.

Simple but effective.

.Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U05 (Year 8), AC9S9U05 (Year 9)

This online resource deals with transfer of energy in a pendulum.

The resource is a PDF of a student activity that focuses on the motion of a pendulum and the factors that affect the period of oscillation of a pendulum.

The resource also looks at the role of energy transformation and the law of conservation of energy.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U05 (Year 8), AC9S9U05 (Year 9)