Lesson 62 of 84 · Forces

Simulation⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark Lab

Things That Roll (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #62

Things That Roll (Part 3).

🎯 Your mission

Play with the model. Break it. Understand it.

⚡ The twist

Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.

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Mind = Blown

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

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where does the energy go?

What You'll Learn

Things with wheels roll easily. That is why wagons have wheels!

Key Words

push
pull
fast

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about Forces with a grown-up. What do you already know?

Step 2 — Do

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

Step 3 — Observe

What happened? Tell a grown-up what you noticed.

Step 4 — Record

Tell a grown-up your favorite part of the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do wheels help us do?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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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

“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

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