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Energy Skate Park

Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude! Build tracks, ramps and jumps for the skater and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as he moves. You can also take the skater to different planets or even space!

 
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Topics

Main Topics

  • Energy
  • Conservation
  • Kinetic energy
  • Potential energy
  • Friction

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Sample Learning Goals

  • Explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy concept using kinetic and gravitational potential energy.

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Teaching Ideas

Tips for Teachers

The teacher's guide contains tips for teachers created by the PhET team (PDF).

Ideas and Activities for this Sim

There are 25 contributions listed.

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Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		HW
CQs
Lab
Demo		7/09
Build a Park S. wiselyHSLab3/08
Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		CQs8/09
Conservation of Energy (Energy Skate Park) A. JordanHSLab8/07
Conservation of Energy 1 Energy Skate Park introduction (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinHS
UG-Intro		CQs
Lab		11/08
Conservation of Energy 2 Energy Skate Park relating graphs position and speed (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		Lab
CQs		11/08
Conservation of Energy 3 Energy Skate Park: Calculations with Mechanical energy (no time graphs) (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		CQs
Lab		11/08
Conservation of Energy 4 Energy Skate Park: Calculations with Conservation of Mechanical Energy using time graphs (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		Lab
CQs		1/09
Conservation of Energy for Middle School Image of Gold StarJ. WorkshopMSLab4/09
Energy Skate Park G. SwansonHSLab9/07
Energy Skate Park - Four activities (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		Lab11/08
Energy Skate Park Clicker Questions (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		CQs11/08
Energy Skate Park for Middle School(Inquiry Based) Image of Gold StarS. BorensteinMSLab11/08
Energy Skate Park Learning Goals for four activities (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconT. LoebleinHS
UG-Intro		Other11/08
Energy Skate Park Lesson C. NicholsHSLab9/07
Energy Skatepark Adventures E. BowlingMSLab
HW		11/08
Energy Skater -- Introduction to Mechanical Energy Conservation Image of Gold StarK. KingMS
HS		Lab1/09
Energy-Skate Park PhET Lab C. BiresHSLab11/08
Graphing Energy at the Skate Park J. MullinsHSLab9/07
Inquiry to the Energy Skate Park B. toussaintHSLab9/07
PhET Energy Sk8r sim Activity D. IsolaHSLab
CQs		3/09
Roller Coaster Physics Investigation Image of Gold StarS. McCurdyMS
HS		HW
Lab
CQs		11/08
Rollercoaster, Free Fall & Energy Conservation P. PintoHSLab4/08
Skate Park and Energy Conservation D. CameronHSLab10/06
Unusual cases of oscillation D. DandaneauUG-Intro
HS		Other6/09

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Software Requirements

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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
 OS 10.4.11 or later
Apple Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Wendy Adams
  • Michael Dubson
  • Trish Loeblein
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Sam Reid (developer/lead)
  • Carl Wieman
  • Interviewer: Danielle Harlow
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