Physics of building a tiny home
1. Potential Energy- Place any item at the top of something (example: a tape measure at the top of the stairs). Measure the height (in meters) from the ground to the item. Measure the mass of the tool (using the scale provided). Take a photo of the item showing its height from the ground. What is the PE of the tool?
|
4. Calculate how much work you do when you carry something from one place to another (example: a piece of wood, a tool, a window, a door frame etc). Remember that
Work= force·distance (so you will need to measure your distance traveled) Force= mass ·acceleration (acceleration=gravity in this case). Work= mass·acceleration·distance Describe this process (Take a photo) , what did you carry, how far, from where to where etc. |
5. Now let’s say that you have to move many of which ever item you chose from the above question in 20 minutes. How much power will you exert?
|
6. Explain in detail (this is a great place to include a photo of yourself doing whichever energy you pick for the conversion) one energy conversion that happened/happens at Space 4 Art (Example which you many not use: eating lunch (chemical energy) to building after lunch (mechanical energy)
|
An example of a energy conversion that may happen at Space 4 Art is, a hammer has full potential energy before it is used to hammer a nail. When you swing the hammer you give the hammer kinetic energy. When the hammer hits the nail it becomes sound energy .
|