Kinetic Energy Lab

Kinetic Energy Lab

To Start:

Directions:

1. Take the Kinetic Energy Tube out of the bag and place it on the desk.
2. Make sure you have your spiral and a pencil.

Observations:
Directions:

1. Write your name and date in top right corner.
2. Write the title centered on the top line.
3. Skip a few lines, then write "Observations".
4. Place the tube on the floor on a tile line. Gently push the tube forward. Observe.
5. Draw what you see. 
6. Explain what you saw.
7. Try again, pushing a little harder?
8. Explain what you saw.
9. Does the tube ever come back to the starting point? Does is go past the starting point.
10. Skip a few lines, then write "Reflections".
11. Inside the tube, there is a rubber band connecting the lid to the base of the can. There is a weight in the middle of the band. Knowing this, what do you think is happening when you push the can forward? What do you think is happening inside that makes the can roll forward, then backward?

Refrain from using the words IT, THEY, GOES, VERY, STUFF, etc.  Each answer should have at least two detailed sentences.