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STEMonstration 4: Kinetic and Potential Energy

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Age Ranges:

  • Elementary
  • Middle School

Duration:

50 Minutes

Cost:

This program is free.

Watch NASA astronaut Joe Acaba demonstrate kinetic and potential energy on the International Space Station by showing how an object’s potential energy changes due to its position. How can potential be converted into kinetic energy?

NASA Education at Johnson Space Center released this video and lesson plan in April 2018.

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