UtSTA 2024: Out-Of-This-World Science Teaching

Middle School Students, acting as scientists, will analyze and interpret potential and kinetic energy data as they “Explore the Potential Energy behind the Origami Frog”. Students will make an origami frog and then perform several jumping tests depressing the back of the frogs with differing amounts of force while recording the data observed from the tests.
After analyzing the data, students will be able to interpret the results by creating a graph comparing the results from various other frogs. With this information, students will interpret the data to include their understanding of the relationship between energy and forces