This document discusses potential and kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion and depends on an object's mass and speed, with faster and heavier objects having greater kinetic energy. Potential energy is the stored energy an object has due to its position or state, such as the energy stored in an object at rest. The document is intended to teach students in 6th grade about the basic concepts and differences between potential and kinetic energy.

1. ENERGY: POTENTIAL AND
KINETIC ENERGY
BAD EXAMPLE
Grade 6 SOL 6.2: The student will investigate
and understand basic sources of energy, their
origins, transformations, and uses.
Key concepts include potential and kinetic
energy

2. ENERGY
 Energy- Ability to do work.
 EX. A quarterback does work on the football when he exerts the
force to throw the ball
 Energy is exerted onto your pencil tip when you push to write.
 Two types of energy we will learn in this unit
 Kinetic
 Potential

3. KINETIC ENERGY
 Is the type of energy that is in motion.
 Kinetic energy is also dependent on the mass ( how much something
weighs) and the speed (how fast something moves).
 Faster and heavier objects have a greater kinetic energy.
 Slower and lighter objects will have a smaller kinetic energy in
comparison.

4. POTENTIAL ENERGY
 Is the energy when an object is not at motion, or the
energy that the object contains.
 Potential energy is also known as the stored energy.
 The energy an object has at rest.