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Energy Skate Park: Basics
Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude! Explore different tracks and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as he moves. Build your own tracks, ramps and jumps for the skater.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Energy
- Conservation of Energy
- Kinetic Energy
- Potential Energy
- Friction
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy concept using kinetic energy (KE) and gravitational potential energy (PE).
- Describe how the Energy Bar and Pie Charts relate to position and speed.
- Explain how changing the Skater Mass affects energy. (Tab 1)
- Explain how changing the Track Friction affects energy. (Tab 2)
- Predict position or estimate speed from Energy Bar and Pie Charts.
- Calculate speed or height at one position from information about a different position.
- Calculate KE and PE at one position from information about a different position.
- Design a skate park using the concepts of mechanical energy and energy conservation.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Energy Skate Park Basics
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Noah Podolefsky | MS | Lab | 2/21/12 |
| Conservation of Energy - conceptual | Paul Broberg | HS MS |
Lab | 4/17/12 |
| Conservation of Energy (basic) PhET Lab | Chris Bires | MS HS |
Lab | 4/7/12 |
| Introduction to Energy Model | Greg Schade | MS HS |
Lab | 2/21/12 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Related Simulations
Translated Versions:
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| Arabic | العربية | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Arabic, Saudi Arabia | العربية (السعودية) | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Basque | Basque | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 能量滑板竞技场: 基础 | Run Now | Download |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Croatian | hrvatski | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Czech | čeština | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Danish | Dansk | Energiskaterpark: Basis | Run Now | Download |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Estonian | Eesti | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| French | français | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| German | Deutsch | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Ενεργειακό Πάρκο Skate: Θεμελιώδες | Run Now | Download |
| Hebrew | עברית | פארק השעשועים: אנרגיה בסיסי | Run Now | Download |
| Hungarian | magyar | Energia Gördeszkapark - alapok | Run Now | Download |
| Irish | Gaeilge | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Italian | italiano | Energia con lo Skateboard: concetti base | Run Now | Download |
| Japanese | 日本語 | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Kannada | Kannada | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
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| Lithuanian | Lietuvių | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Mongolian | Mongolian | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Norwegian Bokmal | Norwegian Bokmål | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Persian | Persian | انرژی پارک اسکیت: مقدماتی | Run Now | Download |
| Polish | polski | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Portuguese | português | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Russian | русский | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Serbian | Српски | Енергија у скејт-парку: Основна верзија | Run Now | Download |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Slovenian | Slovenščina | Energija v skate parku: Osnove | Run Now | Download |
| Spanish | español | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Spanish (Colombia) | español (Colombia) | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Swedish | svenska | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Ukrainian | українська | Energy Skate Park: Basics | Run Now | Download |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Công viên trượt ván: Những điều cơ bản | Run Now | Download |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
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