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Launch for Sports Unit
Student Learning map
Key Learning: There is a relationship between force, mass, energy, and the motion of objects, and these concepts are ruled by the laws of nature
Unit Essential Question: How are force, mass, energy, and themotion of objects related?
Concept: Energy Concept: Velocity and Acceleration
Concept: Forces
Lesson Essential Questions: How could a scientist use a roller coaster to describe the relationship of potential andkinetic energy in terms of the law of conservation of energy? (A)
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:Energy, Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, Law of Conservation of energy, Mass, weight, work, Energy transformations
Key Vocab for Sports unit
WORD Meaning Description or Example
Graphic Related words
Energy The ability to do work or cause change
Teacher’s example:You use energy when you pick up a box and move it
Power ForceGet-up- and –goStudents Related Word:
Key Vocab for Sports unit
WORD Meaning Description or Example Graphic Related words
Force A push or pull
Teacher Example: GravityStudent Example:
Power StrengthMight
Key Vocab for Sports unitWORD Meaning Description
or ExampleGraphic Related
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Speed Distance traveled divided by the amount of time it took you to travel that distance
Example: A runner runs at a speed of 6 miles per hour.
Teacher Example:
Student Example:
PaceRateHurryRace
Key Vocab for Sports unitWORD Meaning Description
or ExampleGraphic Related
wordsMatter Anything
that takes up space
Examples Student picture:
SubstanceMaterial
Key Vocab for Sports unitWORD Meaning Description
or ExampleGraphic Related
words
Mass The amount of matter in an object
Description: A person has a mass of 129 kg on earth and a weight of 1200N.
Size
Weight A measure of the force and gravity on an object
Student description:
HeavinessSubstance
KEY VOCABULARY FOR POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY
Word Teacher Definition
Student Definition
Picture Related words
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
The Law of Conservation of Energy
Word Teacher Definition
Student Definition
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Potential Energy Energy stored or energy not in motion. 2 types: gravitational potential (weight and height) and elastic potential (how much something is compressed or stretched).
Word Teacher Definition
Student Definition
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Kinetic Energy
Energy in motion. Kinetic energy is dependent on mass and speed (velocity)
Word Teacher Definition
Student Definition
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The Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy can neither be created or destroyed, but transformed from one form to another