Energy in a Roller Coaster Ride | PBS LearningMedia
This interactive roller coaster ride produced by WGBH illustrates the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. As the coaster cars go up and down the hills and around the loop …
Energy Transfer in a Roller Coaster | PBS LearningMedia
In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch videos and use an interactive activity to learn how energy moves roller coaster cars along a track.
Roller Coaster Physics | PBS LearningMedia
A physics teacher takes his class on a roller coaster ride to demonstrate the law of conservation of energy, potential and kinetic energy, inertia, work, and gravity. This video segment is from …
Amazing Structures: Roller Coasters by Rebecca Pettiford In this book, the children will learn how roller coasters create thrilling rides by using potential and kinetic energy to move along tracks …
Roller Coaster Physics | PBS LearningMedia
Students learn about potential and kinetic energy and about Newton's Laws of Motion as they troubleshoot their way through designing a roller coaster.
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Teacher Michael Griffin introduces an inquiry-based activity about centripetal force and kinetic and potential energy and interacts with his students as they work on the activity in this video from …
Roller Coaster Design | PBS LearningMedia
Mechanical engineers use their knowledge of science to design and build all kinds of machines, including roller coasters. Chris explains how gravity and the changes in energy—between its …
Designing a Roller Coaster | PBS LearningMedia
What keeps a roller coaster moving and on its tracks as it dips, climbs, and loops? Intelligent engineering designs make all this possible without sacrificing safety or thrills.
Investigating Kinetic and Potential Energy | PBS LearningMedia
Students use media resources and an in-class investigation to explore the types of energy within different types of systems. They also use the formulas for kinetic and potential energy to …
Energy Assessment and Roller Coasters | PBS LearningMedia
Watch as Griffin reviews the material using model roller coaster tracks, and observe how he helps individual students work through a concept if they are confused.