Investigating Energy Prac
Saturday, 24 August 2013
7:45 PM
                                                     Investigating Energy Transformations
In this practical activity you will be investigating and discussing the energy transformations of some everyday objects and actions. 
Aim:
Results:
Investigation
Energy transformations
Van Der Graph Generator
Torch
Hair Dryer
Ball & Ramp
Party Blower
Slinky
Bunsen Burner
Weight on a Spring
Light Bulb
Solar Calculator
Discussion Questions:
Which of the objects you investigated had potential energy before you completed the activity? What type of potential energy was it?
Did these objects still have potential energy once the activity was completed? Why/ Why not?
In your investigations, did one form of energy ever transform into more than one form of energy once the activity was completed?
Was there a common form of energy produced in most investigations? What was it?
Conclusion:
What did you find out by doing this investigation?