Objective: Students will be able to describe Kinetic energy and give examples of what can create energy kinetically.
What is Kinetic energy?
Kinetic Energy is the energy of motion. An object that has motion, whether it is vertical or horizontal motion, has Kinetic energy. There are many forms of Kinetic energy - vibrational (the energy due to vibrational motion), rotational (the energy due to rotational motion), and translational (the energy due to motion from one location to another)(Work, Energy, and Power). Kinetic energy is something new but with so much potential. Could you imagine playing on the playground, by doing so you are creating power that makes the lights in the school stay on? Asking your students these questions will put it into their perspective.
The lesson for day three should help the students understand Kinetic energy to the fullest. Show them the video:
After show this short video have the students make a list of all the ways they can use Kinetic energy at school. Ask them write what they do during their school day that can keep the school working properly such as walk to lunch, play on the playground, classroom activities, etc. Have them as a class draw a map of the school labeling all these ideas. Then hang it in the classroom so they can see how much energy they could potentially supply. By doing this assignment it opens the kids eyes to how much impact they really have. It is smart to teach this in the beginning to get their minds thinking about energy and how energy will effect their future based on everyones daily life.