Starting an Investigation

Lab Brief #10

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Energy never disappears — it just hides somewhere else.

What you'll learn

An investigation is a careful study to answer a question. What would you like to investigate?

Key words

Make a hypothesis first

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

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 3 · Read

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

Step 2 of 3 · Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 3 of 3 · Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Question 1 of 3

An investigation starts with:

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

An investigation is a careful study to:

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 3 of 3

Which is a good investigation question?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

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

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

🎯

We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this in real life: You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.

🏆 Stretch challenge (try it this week): Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.

👨‍👩‍👧 For the dinner table: “Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.

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