Looking to get your students on the right track with energy concepts? Vernier physics experts Fran Poodry and Tom Smith demonstrate engaging ways to help students explore energy transformation, conservation, and transfer using the Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Carts.Â
You will
- Discover strategies for guiding students from basic observations to quantitative analysis of elastic, kinetic, and gravitational potential energy through three 3D-aligned investigationsÂ
- Learn effective techniques for investigating energy conservation in elastic collisions and energy loss in inelastic collisions with live demonstrations you can replicate in your classroom
- Find out how to help students use data to connect physical motion to mathematical relationships between energy and workÂ
- Explore classroom-tested methods for investigating energy storage and transfer that you can implement immediately with your students
