Summary
Phil powers a vehicle using water, showing how energy can be transferred and changed from one form into motion. A creative look at energy at work. ~22 min, free on the official Science Max YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Can water power a car? Phil turns one kind of energy into motion to get rolling.
- Where does the energy to move the car come from?
- How does the energy change form to make the car go?
- What other things can we use to power a vehicle?
- Why do we look for different ways to make energy?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: energy, transfer, power, motion, vehicle.
Try it: Blow through a straw to push a light toy car across a table. Explain how the energy from your breath became motion.