Calculating potential and kinetic energy

In this activity, students calculate the kinetic and potential energy of a specific object.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• identify two forms of kinetic energy

• identify two forms of potential energy

• use formulae to calculate the kinetic and potential energy of an object.

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Cover image from the brochure The International System of Units (SI) issued by Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM).

Rights: Image reproduced with permission of the BIPM, which retains full internationally protected copyright.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes

• what you need

• what to do

• student handout.