Pendulum Energy Transfer

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📚 Part 1: Quick Check (Multiple Choice)

WALT: We are learning to explain how energy is transferred in a pendulum.

Success criteria: I can name where the pendulum has the most potential and most kinetic energy and I can describe the energy change when it swings.

1. Where is the pendulum moving fastest?

At the top of the swing

At the bottom (centre) of the swing

When it is not moving

2. Where does the pendulum have the most potential energy?

At the highest point

At the lowest point

Halfway between top and bottom

3. When you lift the bob and let go, energy changes from ______ to ______.

Kinetic energy to potential energy

Potential energy to kinetic energy

Light energy to sound energy

4. Tick all words that describe energy in a swinging pendulum:

Movement (kinetic)

Stored (potential)

Sound only

Heat only

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Observation

5. Draw the pendulum path. Label the highest point and the lowest point.

6. Observation: Complete the sentence starter.

When I let the pendulum swing, I noticed ________________________________.

7. Explain in one or two sentences how energy is transferred in your pendulum. Use the words potential and kinetic.

Pendulum Energy Transfer

Pendulum Energy Transfer

📚 Part 1: Quick Check (Multiple Choice)

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Observation

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