Lesson 62 of 84 · Forces

Experiment⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark Lab

Ramps Make Work Easier (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #62

Ramps Make Work Easier (Part 3).

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

Energy never disappears — it just hides somewhere else.

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Mind = Blown

🎢 You feel weightless on a roller coaster because you and the seat are falling at the same speed.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: which will move faster, and why?

What You'll Learn

Simple machines make work easier. A ramp helps you move heavy things to a higher place.

Key Words

force
motion
gravity

Materials Needed

paper clips
rubber bands
blocks
spring scale

Safety First

Do not taste any materials.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Make a ramp from a book. Roll a marble down from different heights. Measure how far it rolls.

Step 3 — Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 — Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What does friction do?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

This week, find one thing in your house that turns one kind of energy into another.

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For the dinner table

“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

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