Conservation of Energy

Notes: THIS CLASS USES EVERYDAY MATERIALS NOT IN THE KIT: ice, water, cups, vinegar and baking soda.

Identify energy transfers online and revisit the law of conservation of energy.

Simple experiments are used to review the law of conservation of mass: matter cannot be created or destroyed.

HOW can one drop of matter contain such gargantuan amounts of energy?

To answer the question students consider the two conservation laws for energy and mass along with the most famous equation in the world.