Unit Outline:

• Unit 3 Outline

Labs:

• Skatepark Basics Lab
• Roller Coaster With Loops Lab

PhET Simulations:

• Energy in a Skate Park
• Animation of Energy Changes on Roller Coasters
• Interactive Roller Coaster

Videos:

• The Physics of Rollercoasters (3:38)
• Ultimate roller coaster National Geographic (46:03)
• Law of conservation of energy on a roller coaster (2:45)
• Conservation of Energy: Stacked Ball Drop (3:33)
• Potential & Kinetic Energy (6:06)
• Potential and Kinetic Energy of a Roller Coaster (3:26)

Worksheets / Hand Outs:

• Energy and the Rollercoaster
• Energy Worksheet
• Energy Lecture Notes
• Chapter Challenge: Build your roller coaster and test/refine design

Review:

• Final Review Guide

• Quizlet

  • Energy Problems Quizlet
  • Work and Energy Quizlet
  • Force, Work, and Energy Quizlet