Wheels Move Toys

Lab Brief #15

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

Energy never disappears — it just hides somewhere else.

What you'll learn

Toys with wheels are easier to move across the floor than toys without wheels.

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 4 · Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Try pulling a wagon with one hand, then two hands. Which is easier?

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Draw a picture of what you see.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Share what you learned with someone!

Question 1 of 3

What do wheels help us do?

Question 2 of 3

Does a ramp help move things?

Question 3 of 3

What happens if you push harder?

Mind = blown

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

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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