Name: Date: 3/7/21
Student Exploration: Sled Wars
Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and
prompts in the orange boxes.
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exploration-sled-wars_-fall2021
Vocabulary: acceleration, energy, friction, kinetic energy, momentum, potential energy, speed
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. A firefighter is trying to break through a door. Is he more likely to break
through if he runs at the door very slowly or if he runs at the door very
fast? Explain your answer.
2. Two firefighters are trying to break through a door. One firefighter is heavy, and the other is light. If they
run at the same speed, which one is more likely to break through? Explain.
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Gizmo Warm-up
The ability to crash through doors and cause other changes depends on an object’s energy. With the Sled
Wars Gizmo, you will explore the factors that affect the energy of a sled.
The Gizmo shows a Yeti named Burt riding his sled down a steep hill. Burt plays a game where he tries to
wreck as many snowmen as he can.
1. Use the slider to set the Snowmen to 5. Check that the height of the sled is
25.0 m. Click Play ( ). How many snowmen does the sled destroy?
2. Click Reset ( ). Set the Red sled mass to 200 kg. Click Play. How many
snowmen does the sled destroy this time?
3. Click Reset. Drag the sled to the top of the hill so the starting height is 50.0 m. Click Play.
A. How many snowmen are destroyed now?
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, B. Why do you think this is so?
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Student Exploration: Sled Wars
Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and
prompts in the orange boxes.
COMPLETE FILE; https://www.stuvia.com/doc/1396966/answered-sled-wars-gizmo-student-
exploration-sled-wars_-fall2021
Vocabulary: acceleration, energy, friction, kinetic energy, momentum, potential energy, speed
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. A firefighter is trying to break through a door. Is he more likely to break
through if he runs at the door very slowly or if he runs at the door very
fast? Explain your answer.
2. Two firefighters are trying to break through a door. One firefighter is heavy, and the other is light. If they
run at the same speed, which one is more likely to break through? Explain.
COMPLETE FILE; https://www.stuvia.com/doc/1396966/answered-sled-wars-gizmo-student-
exploration-sled-wars_-fall2021
Gizmo Warm-up
The ability to crash through doors and cause other changes depends on an object’s energy. With the Sled
Wars Gizmo, you will explore the factors that affect the energy of a sled.
The Gizmo shows a Yeti named Burt riding his sled down a steep hill. Burt plays a game where he tries to
wreck as many snowmen as he can.
1. Use the slider to set the Snowmen to 5. Check that the height of the sled is
25.0 m. Click Play ( ). How many snowmen does the sled destroy?
2. Click Reset ( ). Set the Red sled mass to 200 kg. Click Play. How many
snowmen does the sled destroy this time?
3. Click Reset. Drag the sled to the top of the hill so the starting height is 50.0 m. Click Play.
A. How many snowmen are destroyed now?
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, B. Why do you think this is so?
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