U.07 Kinetic & Potential Energy

Day 15 - Write up EDP Report

Due to the impending ice/snow storm, we're on a shortened schedule today, so make good use of your time. You should write up your EDP report today; it is due on Wednesday (when we will be taking the test over kinetic and potential energy) so that we can begin our unit on sustainability on Thursday. Ensure that you work through your EDP report rigorously:

  1. Define your problem
  2. Research existing solutions
  3. Brainstorm new ideas
  4. Choose the best solution (build a prototype)
  5. Implement your solution (collect data)
  6. Evaluate your solution (what story does your data tell?)
And keep in mind that you should have 2 prototypes with 5 trials of data each.

kinetic energy
energy of motion
potential energy
gravitational potential energy is the energy represented by mass due to its height above a surface under force of gravity