Dakota City Elementary Library
5th Grade Pathfinders

Energy and Motion

Forces and Motion
Ed Head's Simple Machines - Explore the rooms of a house to discover and identify various simple machines
Simple Machines - demonstrations of simple machines - must see
Funderstanding Roller Coaster - create your own roller coaster track
Weight, Mass, Volume, & Gravity - Interactive exercise where the user conducts experiments in weight, mass,
volume, density and gravity
Forces and Motion - Learn about the forces that hold the universe together
Virtual Billiards - a simple two dimensional collision between two objects of equal mass
The Car and the Wall - Demonstration of Newton's Law
The Truck and the Ladder - Demonstration of Newton's Law
Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton's Three Laws of Motion - Humorous explanation of Newton's three laws
Projectile Motion - You shoot the cannon

 

Forms of Energy
Dr. E's Energy Lab - Discusses wind, solar and geothermal as renewable energy sources and gives energy efficient tips.
Energy Kid's Page - Various sections about energy including what it is and its forms
Energy Quest - Games, puzzles, and science projects on energy.
Energy: A Guide for Kids - Why energy is so important, where it comes from, what it does, and why we need it
Get Energy Wise - Find out what energy is, how it's used, and how misuse is resulting in climate changes
The Atoms Family - Different forms of energy are presented by famous gothic horror characters.
Alliant Energy Kids - Learn about saving energy and using electricity and natural gas safely.
Energy Ed - Find out how electricity is made, learn about renewable energy, and take a virtual tour of a power station.
 Energy Story - Detailed guide explains what energy is and where it comes from.
Hydroelectric Energy - Information about how water's mechanical energy is turned into electricity.
Kid's Korner - How electricity works, history, energy efficiency, safety, games, and a glossary.
Watt's on Your Mind - solar energy educational activities
Fossil Fuel Eco-Stat - Learn what fossil fuels are and where they come from
Sound is Energy - Find out about sound waves, and how their graph varies with change of pitch and volume.
 Catch a Wave - Sound energy Too cool to miss!
 Electricity and Magnetism - Interactive simulation
 ReviseWise Science - Physical Processes - Interactive, Don't miss

Super scientists - Short biographies of more than a dozen scientists who conducted experiments in the field of energy.
 


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