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Sci-9 Worksheet 2

This document outlines a lab activity to measure and compare potential and kinetic energy. Students will measure the potential energy of marbles placed at different heights by calculating their gravitational potential energy. They will then drop the marbles and measure the time it takes to fall to calculate velocity and kinetic energy. Students are asked questions to analyze which has more energy in different situations and understand how mass and velocity affect kinetic energy. The goal is for students to better understand the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.

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Sci-9 Worksheet 2

This document outlines a lab activity to measure and compare potential and kinetic energy. Students will measure the potential energy of marbles placed at different heights by calculating their gravitational potential energy. They will then drop the marbles and measure the time it takes to fall to calculate velocity and kinetic energy. Students are asked questions to analyze which has more energy in different situations and understand how mass and velocity affect kinetic energy. The goal is for students to better understand the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.

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Name: _______________________________________________________ Date Conducted: ______________

Worksheet #2:
MECHANICAL ENERGY LAB
Introduction
This lesson is to help students more fully understand the relationship between Potential and Kinetic energy.
Students should already know the definitions for work and mechanical energy.

Objectives:
To use previous knowledge of velocity to perform kinetic energy calculations
To make calculations of gravitational potential energy.
To determine what affects GPE and KE more.

Materials:
Marbles with different size meter stick stopwatch

Procedures:
Place the marbles on the specific locations and measure the height of where the object is located using the
meter stick. Compute for the potential energy of the following marbles and record it on the table.

Potential Energy: Potential Energy is the mechanical energy of position. In other words, potential energy is how much
potential something has to do work. The formula used to measure P.E. is:
P. E. = Mass x G x Height
Object Mass (g) Mass (kg) Location Height (m) P.E. (J)
Marble 1 On floor
Marble 1 On desk
Marble 1 On top of a group member’s
head
Marble 2 On floor
Marble 2 On desk
Marble 2 On top of a group member’s
head

Kinetic Energy: Kinetic Energy is the mechanical energy of motion. In other words, kinetic energy is how much work an
object is currently doing. The formula for determining K.E. is:
K. E. = 1/2 (m x v2 )
You will simply drop the objects from Part One from a variety of locations. Fill in the data tables below to determine
both the P.E. and K.E. for each situation.
Hint: Talk about what strategies would be helpful to collect an accurate measurement for TIME in this experiment.

Marble 1

Mass (kg) Distance of Time trials (s) Velocity (m/s) Potential Kinetic Energy
Drop (m) Energy (J) (J)
1 2 3 Ave

Marble 2
Post-laboratory
Mass (kg) questions of Time trials (s)
Distance Velocity (m/s) Potential Kinetic Energy
1. When was theDrop
potential
(m) energy the highest in this experiment and why? Energy (J) (J)
1 2 3 Ave

2. When was the kinetic energy the highest in this experiment and why?

3. If I put the marbles up on the inclined plane, would they have energy? Why?

4. Which has a greater effect on the kinetic energy of an object, mass or velocity? Why?

5. Which among the marbles have greater mechanical energy? Support your answer.
M.E.= P.E. + K.E

6. What are some real life examples of using energy. Give at least 3 examples.

What is your conclusion in this activity?

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