Potential Energy Stored in a Spring
Work needed to compress a spring is the same thing as the potential energy stored in the compressed spring. This video, which is suitable for high school students, starts with a black screen because...
View ArticleMousetrap Car Introduction
Simple mousetrap car kit designs are shown in this video. Mousetrap cars are a perfect example of elastic potential energy that is tranfered into kinetic energy. The narrator also explains to students...
View ArticleToys with an Elastic Engine
This video clip is actually an advertisement for a science kit/toy. However, the product is the perfect example of potential energy through elastic bands. The video might inspire students to build...
View ArticlePhysics Tutorial Lesson: Elastic Energy
This video is part of a series of simple, easy to follow tutorial videos. This particular video includes formulas and examples for kinetic energy, potential energy, elastic energy, spring energy, and...
View ArticleBill Nye The Science Guy - Energy
This clip from the 1995 episode of Almost Live! uses humor from a special guest (Bill Nye) to provide a few examples of potential elastic energy. (06:02)
View ArticleStored Energy in a Toy Car
This teacher-made video provides a brief example of energy stored in a spring inside a small toy. This video could be used to help a lesson on elastic potential energy. (01:31)
View ArticleIntroduction to Elastic Potential Energy with Examples
Mr. Fullerton of APlusPhysics makes a guest appearance as a floating head to help us learn about Elastic Potential Energy. Several examples of objects which store elastic potential energy are shown and...
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