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Students explore conservation of energy by building ramps, jumps, and tracks for a skateboarder. The relationship of kinetic and potential energy is illustrated by simultaneous graphs of energy vs. time and energy vs. position. The skater can be transported to different planets to illustrate the effects of changing the gravitational constant.
This item is part of a larger collection of interactive, game-like simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET). Lesson plans and tips for teachers are also included. Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5.0 of Java Applet Plug-in.
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Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Conservation of Energy Students explore conservation of energy by building ramps, jumps, and tracks for a skateboarder. The relationship of kinetic and potential energy becomes clear through energy vs. time and position charts. Link to Unit:
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<a href="http://www.thephysicsfront.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=4494">Physics Education Technology Project. PhET Simulation: Energy Skate Park. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, March 3, 2006.</a>
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PhET Simulation: Energy Skate Park (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park).
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PhET Simulation: Energy Skate Park (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2005), <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park>.
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PhET Simulation: Energy Skate Park. (2006, March 3). Retrieved May 20, 2013, from Physics Education Technology Project: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park
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Physics Education Technology Project. PhET Simulation: Energy Skate Park. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, March 3, 2006. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park (accessed 20 May 2013).
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PhET Simulation: Energy Skate Park. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, 2005. 3 Mar. 2006. 20 May 2013 <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park>.
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Title = {PhET Simulation: Energy Skate Park},
Publisher = {Physics Education Technology Project},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {20 May 2013},
Month = {March 3, 2006},
Year = {2005}
}
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