Write about how the simulation works:
- What happens when you press the play or reset button?
- What does the energy graph show?
What changes when you adjust the skater or track? - Which inputs (like the track shape or skater’s mass) change the outputs (like speed or energy)?
Use Everyday Examples
Help your classmates understand energy by comparing it to real life! Can you describe:
- Kinetic energy like a ball rolling or you running?
- Potential energy like being at the top of a slide?
- Thermal energy like when brakes heat up or you rub your hands together?
Tinker Like a Programmer
Try changing one thing at a time (just like testing a program!). For example:
- Change the skater’s mass. What happens?
- Move the skater higher or lower. What changes?
- Change the friction slider. Does that affect the total energy?
Track Patterns
Look closely at the energy graph:
- When is potential energy the highest?
- When is kinetic energy the lowest?
- When does thermal energy grow?
when i press the play Butten the person on the skate board slide from the top to the bottom, and the graph will show the speed. When the person is on the top it has the most energy, and it go’s all the way to the other side of the ramp
potential energy is stored energy with a system position. It’s the energy an object that has the potential to be into other forms of energy, like kinetic energy. Common types include gravity, chemical, and nuclear potential energy.
Kinetic energy is the energy an object due to its movement. It’s a measure of how much work an object can do because of its speed and mass. The faster an object moves and the heavier it is, the more kinetic energy it has. Kinetic energy is the energy an object has due to its motion. It’s a measure of how much work an object can do because of its speed and mass. The faster an object moves and the heavier it is, the more kinetic energy it has. Thermal energy, also heat energy, is the energy interact with the movement of atoms within a substance. This movement, which can include rotation, is what gives a substance its temperature. Thermal energy is a type of kinetic energy, the energy of motion.
when i change the person become bigger but nothing else change. When i move the person lower it go to the other lower side. When i change the friction it go slower and slower.
