1. Activity 4 c Pasco Pasport Verson Conversion of Gravitational Potential Energy to Thermal Energy

2. Description of Activity Inverted a tube of copper shot 500 times. Took temperature readings after each 100 inversions. Graphed our data. Analyzed said data.

3. Supplies  Temperature probe  Ruler  Tube of copper shot  Finger clamp  Inversion apparatus  Duct tape, pvc T

4. Goals of Students  Students will convert gravitational potential energy to thermal energy.  Corresponding AR Frameworks  Solve problems by using formulas for gravitational potential energy. P.6.14  Design an experiment to show the conversion of energy. P.6.PS.13  Calculate changes in thermal energy using Q=mc  t. P.5.PS.2

5. Uses in Classroom  Explore activity after the introduction of energy equations.  Discovery Lab

6. Adaptations  Design of the apparatus  Graph Analysis  Understanding the graph  What does the data tell you?  This can be used as either an conceptual focus or an applied focus.

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