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TEKS 7.8 A The Force is with You! TAKS Objective 4 – The student will demonstrate an understanding of motion, forces, and energy. Learned Science Concepts Unbalanced forces cause changes in the speed or direction of an object’s motion. Waves are generated and can travel through different media. TEKS 7.8 Science concepts The student knows that complex interactions occur between matter and energy. The student is expected to: Illustrate examples of potential and kinetic energy in everyday life such as objects at rest, movement of geologic faults, and falling water. Overview The students will examine the relationship between kinetic and potential energy. They will use experimentation and data collection to see that kinetic energy is a function of mass and velocity. They will also examine how potential energy is changed due to condition and position. Instructional Strategies Hands-on activities will involve discovery, inquiry, and experimentation. The activities scaffold learning concepts to strengthen concepts of force and motion. Students will begin studying linear motion in a nearly frictionless environment. They will apply a force and measure results. They will next look and unseen forces due to air resistance. Finally they will use the concept of air resistance to study and explain terminal speed in a freefall. A second series of exercises will allow students to study two-dimensional motion where one direction experiences the constant force of gravity. Counterintuitive ideas will be used to dispel deep-set misconceptions of motion. Objectives The learner will illustrate real-world examples of potential and kinetic energy. The learner will simulate how pressure affects layers of rock in an earthquake by applying pressure horizontally to layers of clay to increase potential energy. The learner will determine if potential energy due to height above the earth will affect kinetic energy of an object. (For Teacher’s Eyes Only Concepts Vocabulary Energy –