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    This document provides instructions for using the Sled Wars Gizmo simulation to explore factors that affect a sled's energy. [1] The simulation shows a sled descending down a hill and destroying snowmen. [2] Increasing the sled's starting height or mass increases the number of snowmen destroyed, as greater potential energy is converted to kinetic energy on the way down. [3] The final speed depends only on the starting height, not the sled's mass, as there is no friction in the simulation.

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    This document provides instructions for using the Sled Wars Gizmo simulation to explore factors that affect a sled's energy. [1] The simulation shows a sled descending down a hill and destroying snowmen. [2] Increasing the sled's starting height or mass increases the number of snowmen destroyed, as greater potential energy is converted to kinetic energy on the way down. [3] The final speed depends only on the starting height, not the sled's mass, as there is no friction in the simulation.

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    This document provides instructions for using the Sled Wars Gizmo simulation to explore factors that affect a sled's energy. [1] The simulation shows a sled descending down a hill and destroying snowmen. [2] Increasing the sled's starting height or mass increases the number of snowmen destroyed, as greater potential energy is converted to kinetic energy on the way down. [3] The final speed depends only on the starting height, not the sled's mass, as there is no friction in the simulation.

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    2.1 Student Exploration: Sled Wars


    Vocabulary: acceleration, energy, friction, kinetic energy, momentum,
    potential energy, speed

    Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the


    Gizmo.)

    1. A firefighter is trying to break through a door. Is he more


    likely to break through if he runs at the door very slowly or if
    he runs at the door very fast? Explain your answer. Running
    at the door very fast

    2. Two firefighters are trying to break through a door. One firefighter is heavy, and the other is
    light. If they run at the same speed, which one is more likely to break through? Explain.
    Heavier because the mass will push harder.

    Gizmo Warm-up
    The ability to crash through doors and cause other changes
    depends on an object’s energy. With the Sled Wars Gizmo,
    you will explore the factors that affect the energy of a sled.

    The Gizmo shows a Yeti named Burt riding his sled down a
    steep hill. Burt plays a game where he tries to wreck as many
    snowmen as he can.

    1. Use the slider to set the Snowmen to 5. Check that the height of the sled is 25.0 m. Click

    Play ( ). How many snowmen does the sled destroy? 1.23

    2. Click Reset ( ). Set the Red sled mass to 200 kg. Click Play. How many snowmen does

    the sled destroy this time? 2.45

    3. Click Reset. Drag the sled to the top of the hill so the starting height is 50.0 m. Click Play.

    A. How many snowmen are destroyed now? 4.9

    B. Why do you think this is so? There’s more mass and a greater velocity

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    Get the Gizmo ready:
    Activity A:
    • Click Reset. Check that One sled is selected.
    Acceleration and • Set the Red sled mass to 100 kg.
    speed • Set the Number of snowmen to 0.
    • Check that the height of the sled is 50.0 m.

    Introduction: Speed is a measure of how fast an object is moving. It is defined as distance


    moved per unit of time. In this Gizmo, the units of speed are meters per second, or m/s.

    Question: What factors affect the speed of the sled?

    1. Observe: With the sled at 50.0 m, click Play. Observe the Red sled speed speedometer.

    A. What happens to the sled’s speed as it moves down the slope? increased

    B. Acceleration is a change in speed or direction over time. In what two ways does the

    sled accelerate as it descends? Gains speed and direction changes

    C. Click Reset. This time, focus on the speed of the sled after it reaches the bottom of

    the hill. Click Play. What do you notice? It goes in the same direction and stays at

    31.3 meters per second

    D. Does the sled accelerate after reaching the bottom?


    Explain. He stays at a constant speed and the same direction so he’s not
    accelerating. There is a constant velocity.

    2. Experiment: Click Reset. Set the Red sled mass to 10 kg. Click Play and then Pause ( )
    after the sled reaches the bottom.

    A. Look at the speedometer. What is the speed of the sled? 22.14m/s

    B. Click Reset, and change the Red sled mass to 200 kg. Click Play. What is the

    speed of the sled at the bottom now? 22.14m/s

    C. Try other sled masses. Does the mass of the sled affect its final speed? No

    In this Gizmo, there is no friction, so there is no force slowing the sled down. As
    long as there is no friction, the sled’s final speed only depends on the starting height.
    In the real world, friction will affect the sled’s final speed.

    3. Explore: Click Reset. Use the Gizmo to measure the sled’s final speed when it starts at a
    height of 10 meters and when it starts at a height of 40 meters. Record these speeds below.

    Speed when starting from 10 m: 14.00m/s Speed when starting from 40 m: 28.00m/s

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    How does increasing the starting height affect the final speed? The higher the starting height
    the faster the speed
    Take the five question

    Take the five-question quiz below the Gizmo simulation. Create a full screen
    image of the quiz results and paste here.

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