Kinetic and Potential Energy Hands On Lab Activity MS-PS3-5 and 4-PS3-4

No more boring worksheets! Instead try this fun hands-on lab activity where students work with a group to launch rubber bands with a ruler to investigate the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. Includes teaching suggestions, a student lab sheet with discussion questions, and an answer key. This is one of my favorite labs!

Whether learning new concepts like how kinetic energy and potential energy are related or reviewing skills they have already learned such as how to find averages and create a graph with equal intervals, students of all ages will be engaged in this physical science lab! This activity aligns with MS-PS3-5 and partially aligns with 4.PS3-4, although 4th graders may need help calculating averages.

Materials needed: ruler or meter stick, rubber band, sidewalk chalk, calculator

*This lab can also be adapted for indoor use

Exciting NEWS! This lab is available as part of a bundle:

Kinetic and Potential Energy Coloring Worksheet and Hands-On Labs Bundle

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