In this three-part series, students become junior engineers tasked with designing a safe and exciting skate park. Using the Sled Wars Gizmo, they investigate how mass, speed, and ramp height affect kinetic and potential energy, as well as the transfer of energy during collisions. Students collect and analyze data, build and revise models, and apply their understanding to a real-world engineering challenge. Along the way, they deepen their grasp of core ideas like energy transfer, energy conservation, and the relationship between motion and energy.
