Mrs. Brick’s 6th Grade class was calculating GPE in their class. This means that our 6th grade students are utilizing algebraic skills in science class.
Gravitational potential energy.
m x g x h= gpe
m = mass in kg.
g = 9.8mls2.
h = height in meters
SC.6.P.11.1: Explore the Law of Conservation of Energy by differentiating between potential and kinetic energy. Identify situations where kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy and vice versa.
Big Idea: Energy Transfer and Transformations -A. Waves involve a transfer of energy without a transfer of matter.
B. Water and sound waves transfer energy through a material.
C. Light waves can travel through a vacuum and through matter.
D. The Law of Conservation of Energy: Energy is conserved as it transfers from one object to another and from one form to another.
