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This activity teaches students about kinetic and potential energy using a hands-on experiment. By observing how different balls bounce, they can grasp the concept of energy transformation in real-time.
Can you finish bouncing ball energy exploration in about 30 min?
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This activity teaches students about kinetic and potential energy using a hands-on experiment. By observing how different balls bounce, they can grasp the concept of energy transformation in real-time.
Through embodied cognition, kids physically engage with energy concepts by dropping balls, witnessing energy conversion processes. This solidifies their understanding by actively connecting movement with theoretical principles of energy.
1. Gather 3 different balls (like a rubber ball, a tennis ball, and a marble). 2. Measure the height of the drop (about 1 meter). 3. Drop each ball from the same height, one at a time. 4. Observe and record how high each ball bounces back. 5. Compare the bounce heights of different balls and discuss why they vary. 6. Which ball was the most surprising? Why?