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Lesson 66 of 84 ยท Forces

Lessonโญ 30 XPโšก Spark Lab

Fast and Slow (Part 3)

๐ŸงชLab Brief #66

Fast and Slow (Part 3).

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

โšก The twist

Energy never disappears โ€” it just hides somewhere else.

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Mind = Blown

โšก Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.

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Make a hypothesis first

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

What You'll Learn

Speed is how fast something moves. A cheetah is fast, a turtle is slow.

Key Words

  • magnet
  • attract
  • repel

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Read about Forces with a partner or grown-up.

Step 2 โ€” Do

Push a toy car across the carpet, then across a smooth floor. Measure how far it goes each time.

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 โ€” Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What makes a ball go faster down a ramp?

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Where you see this in real life

You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.

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For the dinner table

โ€œShow me something at home that uses this kind of energy.โ€

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