Energy Skate Park

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Conservation of Energy
Kinetic Energy

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Energy
Conservation of Energy
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Friction

Description

Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude! Build tracks, ramps and jumps for the skater and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as he moves. You can also take the skater to different planets or even space!

Sample Learning Goals

Explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy concept using kinetic and gravitational potential energy.

Version 2.13

For Teachers

Teacher Tips

Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title	Authors	Level	Type
Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro	MC
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	HW Lab Demo
Intermolecular Forces and States of Matter - Interactive Lecture Demonstration	Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain	UG-Intro	Demo
Energy Skate Park-NGSS aligned HS	PhET NGSS 2014 Workgroup	HS	Lab CQs
Energy Skate Park - Four activities (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro	Lab
Conservation of Energy 1 Energy Skate Park introduction (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro	Lab CQs
Energy Skate Park Clicker Questions (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro	CQs
Conservation of Energy 4 Energy Skate Park: Calculations with Conservation of Mechanical Energy using time graphs (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro	Lab CQs
Conservation of Energy 3 Energy Skate Park: Calculations with Mechanical energy (no time graphs) (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	Lab CQs
Conservation of Energy 2 Energy Skate Park relating graphs position and speed (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	CQs Lab
Conservation of Energy for Middle School	Jefferson County Middle School Workshop	MS	Lab
Energy Forms Clicker Questions	Dr. Wendy Adams	HS UG-Intro MS	MC
Energy Skater -- Introduction to Mechanical Energy Conservation	Karen King	HS MS	Lab
Energy Transformations	Elyse Zimmer	HS	Lab
Kinetic and Potential energy	Cameron Ross	MS HS	Lab
mechanical energy - exploring kinetic and potential energy	Jackie Esler	MS	Lab
Finding Properties of Energy (via the skate park)	jim cibulka	MS HS	CQs Lab
Mechanical energy - Kinetic and Potential	Jackie Esler	MS	Lab
Potential and Kinetic Energy	J Smith	MS	Lab
Energy, Forces, and Motion basics	Kristi Goodwin	HS MS	Lab
Energy Skate Park for Middle School(Inquiry Based)	Sarah Borenstein	MS	Lab
Roller Coaster Physics Investigation	Scott McCurdy	MS HS	CQs Lab HW
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS	Trish Loeblein	HS	Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program?	Sarah Borenstein	MS	Other
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum	Julia Chamberlain	HS UG-Intro	Other
Energy Skate Park Learning Goals for four activities (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro	Other
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C	Roberta Tanner	HS	Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment	Elyse Zimmer	MS HS	Other
skate park	Annetta Serulla	UG-Intro	Lab
Conservation of Energy (Energy Skate Park)	Amy Jordan	HS	Lab
PhET Energy Skate park	Laura Haug	HS	Lab
tutorial energy-skate-park	Peter Selen	HS	CQs
Energy Skate Park	Adam Wolfe	MS HS	Lab CQs
Energy Skate Park	Shannon Ventresca	MS	Lab
Thermodynamics of Skating	Joel Barthel	HS	Lab
Intro to Energy Conservation	Bob Schaefer	HS	Demo
PhET Energy Sk8r sim Activity	Drew Isola	HS	Lab CQs
Conservation of Energy	Sarah Stanhope	HS	Lab
Energy Simulation	Pauline Seales	HS	Lab
NRG Sk8r	Kim Berg	HS	Lab
Unusual cases of oscillation	Debra Krause Dandaneau	HS UG-Intro	Other
Energy Skatepark Adventures	Ella Bowling	MS	HW Lab
Rollercoaster, Free Fall & Energy Conservation	Paulo Pinto	HS	Lab
Build a Park	stephanie wisely	HS	Lab
Energy Skate Park Lesson	Chris Nichols	HS	Lab
Graphing Energy at the Skate Park	Jessica Mullins	HS	Lab
Energy Skate Park	Gretchen Swanson	HS	Lab
Inquiry to the Energy Skate Park	beki toussaint	HS	Lab
Skate Park and Energy Conservation	Don Cameron	HS	Lab
Energiebehoud in het skatepark klas 5	Kirsten Stadermann	HS	CQs HW Demo
W, Ek en Ez, Energie vergelijkingen laten leven.	Loran de Vries	HS	Lab
Atividade sem matemática	moises esp	HS	MC
Simulações no Ensino de Fisica	Carla Tavares	HS	Demo Other MC Lab Guided HW Discuss
Conservación de la energía mecánica	Félix A. Gutiérrez Múzquiz	HS	HW

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Translations

Language
Arabic	All العربية	منتزه الطاقة للتزحلق
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)	All العربية (السعودية)	منتزه الطاقة للتزحلق
Azerbaijani	All Azerbaijani	Enerji Konki Parkı
Basque	All Basque	Energia Skate Parkean
Belarusian	All беларускі	Энергетычны скейт-парк
Bosnian	All Bosanski	Energija u skejt-parku
Chinese (Simplified)	All 中文 (中国)	能量滑板竞技场
Chinese (Traditional)	All 中文 (台灣)	能量滑板競技場
Croatian	All hrvatski	Zakon sačuvanja energije
Czech	All čeština	Energetický Skate Park
Danish	All Dansk	Energiskaterpark
Dutch	All Nederlands	EnergieSkatepark
Estonian	All Eesti	Energia rula park
French	All français	Skate parc de l'énergie
Galician	All Gallegan	Enerxía Parque Patinaxe
German	All Deutsch	Energieskatepark
Greek	All Ελληνικά	Ενεργειακό Πάρκο Skate
Haitian	All Haitian	Enèji paten an sou pis
Hebrew	All עברית	פארק שעשועים: אנרגיה
Hungarian	All magyar	Energia Gördeszkapark
Indonesian	All Bahasa Indonesia	Energi Skate
Irish	All Gaeilge	Fuinneamh Pairc scatail
Italian	All italiano	Energia con lo Skateboard
Japanese	All 日本語	スケートパーク（Energy Skate Park）
Kannada	All Kannada	ಶಕ್ತಿ-ಸ್ಕೇಟ್ ಉದ್ಯಾನವನ
Kazakh	All Kazakh	Energy Skate Park
Khmer	All Khmer	Energy Skate Park
Korean	All 한국어	에너지 스케이트 공원
Kurdish (Turkey)	All Kurdish (Turkey)	Parka Xijxijka Wize
Lao	All Lao	ພະລັງງານກັບການຫຼິ້ນຊອງນັກສະກີ
Lithuanian	All Lietuvių	Energijos riedlenčių parkas
Macedonian	All македонски	Енергија во скејт-паркот
Marathi	All मराठी	एनर्जी स्केट पार्क
Mongolian	All Mongolian	Energy Skate Park
Norwegian Bokmal	All Norsk bokmål	Energiskatepark
Persian	All فارسی	انرژی پارک اسکیت
Polish	All polski	Energia w Skate Parku
Portuguese	All português	Energia do Parque de Skate
Portuguese (Brazil)	All português (Brasil)	Parque Energético para Skatistas
Russian	All русский	Энергетический каток
Serbian	All Српски	Енергија у скејт-парку
Slovak	All Slovenčina	Energia a skejt park
Slovenian	All Slovenščina	Park energije drsanja
Spanish	All español	Pista de patinar "Energía"
Spanish (Colombia)	All español (Colombia)	Parque de la Energía
Spanish (Mexico)	All español (México)	Pista de patinar "Energía"
Spanish (Peru)	All español (Perú)	Energía en el Parque del Patinador
Swedish	All svenska	Skatepark för energi
Thai	All ไทย	พลังงานกับการเล่นสเก็ตบอร์ด
Turkish	All Türkçe	Enerji Kaykayı Parkı
Turkmen	All Turkmen	Energiýa skeýt meýdançasy
Ukrainian	All українська	Парк для скейтів
Vietnamese	All Tiếng Việt	Công viên trượt ván.