kinetic energy energy of motion energy used when something is moving potential energy stored...

KINETIC ENERGY Energy of motion

Energy used when something is moving

POTENTIAL ENERGY Stored energy

Energy that is waiting to be used

KINETIC ENERGY

Skating down a hill on a skateboard

Throwing a baseball

Jumping

A glass falling off a desk

A yo-yo falling towards the ground

POTENTIAL ENERGY

Waiting at the top of a hill on a skateboard

Holding a baseball in the backswing

Bending your knees before you jump

A glass sitting on a desk

Winding up a yo-yo but holding on to it

I am trying to knock over this giant box in front of me. But when I try to push it, it doesn’t seem to work. What should I do?

I am going sledding, but I can never seem to make up the second hill. How can I sled up the 2nd hill?

I am trying to bump my friend’s car across the red line. But I can’t seem to get him to cross the line. What can I do to bump him across the line?

Objective: To describe or illustrate how a toy uses kinetic or potential energy

With the toys provided: Draw an illustration or write in words

when a toy has the most potential energy

Draw an illustration or write in words when a toy has the most kinetic energy

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