Lesson 48 of 84 · Forces
Experiment⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabWork and Power (Part 2)
Work and Power (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.
Mind = Blown
🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what happens if you double the force?
What You'll Learn
Work in science means using a force to move an object a distance. If you push a box across the floor, you do work. If you push a wall and it doesn't move, no work is done.
Key Words
- potential
- work
Materials Needed
- spring scale
- stopwatch
- pencils
- toy cars
- ramps
Safety First
- Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
- Adult supervision recommended.
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Build a simple circuit using a battery, wire, and light bulb. Then add a switch and test what happens when you open and close it.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is work in science?
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 this in real life 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.”
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