Lesson 14 of 84 ยท Forces
Lessonโญ 30 XPโก Spark LabBuilding Towers
Building Towers.
๐ฏ Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
โก The twist
Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.
Mind = Blown
โก Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: where does the energy go?
What You'll Learn
Heavy things are harder to push than light things. Try pushing a book and a feather!
Key Words
- heavy
- light
Steps
Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Forces.
Use a magnet to find things in the room that stick to it.
Did anything change? Point to what is different.
Point to the things you used in the activity.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Does a ramp help move things?
Where you see this in real life
This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.
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.
For the dinner table
โShow me something at home that uses this kind of energy.โ
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