PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

LABORATORY MODULE 06: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

LABORATORY MODULE 06:

Work, Energy
& Power

Prepared by:

GINA L. ANCAJAS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page Time

Allotment
Laboratory Module 06: WORK, ENERGY & 4 hrs

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POWER
Format for Lab Report
Rubrics

LEARNING OUTCOMES

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

CLO 4. Develop a sense of

appreciation of the subject by TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES
bringing and applying the
concepts to interesting and TLO 8. Interpret the
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
real life situation and in the procedures prescribed in the
industry. activity guide.
CLO 5. Demonstrate their 2
ability to exhibit accurate TLO 9. Perform simple
measurements and laboratory experiments
calculations. following scientific methods
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LABORATORY MODULE 06: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

MLO1. Carry out experiment

at home using improvised
apparatus and materials
available.

MLO2. Explore the

relationship between work
and energy using one’s own
body.
MLO3. Record experimental
data and observations with
accuracy and precision, draw
conclusions and write
laboratory report

Time Allotment for Laboratory Module 06: 3.93 hrs

DISCUSSION

Most of us love the dear old Earth, in fact we’re quite attracted to it. That attraction arises from
the Earth’s large mass, not the fact that it is spinning. When we lift a book away from the center

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of dear old Earth, we do work on that book. We do work because we must counteract its
attraction to the Earth in the process. We do work by applying a force over a distance. What does
that do for us? Well, it tires us. The book, however, gets energy out of the deal. Doing work on
something, or having it do work, results in a change of its energy. Sometimes doing the work
results in changing an object’s “motion energy” (called Kinetic Energy, or KE)… I push on my
broken-down car and it begins to move. Other times doing work results in a change in Potential
Energy (PE)— something the object can later turn into Kinetic Energy. Hold the book you just
lifted. It has Gravitational Potential Energy. Let go, it converts the GPE into KE.

In fact, mechanical energy (PE or KE) can be defined as the capacity to do work. In dropping our
book, it converts GPE into KE and, if it hits something when falling, it can exert a force on that
something, over a distance. So we have a very strict definition of energy couched in terms of
doing work. Why is this important? Well, now we can compare the amount of energy in a liter of
gasoline to that in a 1000kg car moving down the road at 30 m/s. We can compare energy in
peanut butter to energy needed to heat bath water. We have a portable and universal definition.
That’s handy.

Safety precautions: be careful in running up the stairs. Use appropriate foot wear

Work is a force applied over a distance. So, for example, pushing a box with 10 Newtons of
force for 15 meters is work.

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Work = Force*Distance

Work can also be defined as the change in energy of an object. Gravitational potential
energy (GPE) is stored energy due to vertical positioning or height, and this is the type of energy
we'll be using to calculate work today.
In this activity, you're going to work by exerting a force over a distance by running up the stairs.
Your weight is equal to force due to gravity, so that's your force. The height of the stairs will be
the distance.
The formula for calculating GPE is : GPE = mgh So, you'll need your mass, the height you
climbed, and acceleration due to gravity (gravitational pull), which is always 9.8m/s2.
After you calculate work using force, you can compare it to your GPE to answer the question,
''How does work relate to energy?''

WORK AND ENERGY

https://study.com/academy/lesson/work-and-energy-lab.html

Materials

 One staircase
 Your body, equipped with shoes and clothes to run up the stairs
 Calculator
 Notebook
 Scale
 Ruler or tape measure

Procedures
1. Measure the height of your stairs in meters. Record this in your notebook.

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2. Measure your weight using a scale. Your weight will be in pounds, but we need to use the
scientific unit, Newton. Multiply your weight in pounds by 4.4 to get Newtons. Record this in
your notebook.
You should calculate your mass now too, since we'll need that to calculate GPE. Take your
weight in Newtons and divide it by 10m/s2 (gravity) to get your mass in kilograms.
Safety Tip!! Make sure you pay attention when you run and use proper footwear
3. Now's your time to shine. Run up the stairs as fast as you can.
4. Now, we'll calculate how much work you did and how your GPE changed. To calculate how
much work you did, multiply the force you used (your weight in Newtons) by the distance you
traveled (height of the stairs).
To calculate your change in energy, multiply your mass by 10m/s 2 (gravity) by the height of the
stairs.

Discussion Questions
1. Was your GPE equal to the amount of work you did?
2. If your values weren't the same, what are some reasons you can think of for the discrepancy?

Summary
Name Symbol Definition Formula

W is force applied over a distance. W = F x d

Energy E in general, is the capability to do work.
Potential Energy PE stored energy.
Gravitational Potential Energy GPE is an object’s potential for gravity to do work on it.
GPE = mg h
Kinetic Energy is energy in motion. KE = 1/2 mv2

Units:
Work and Energy have units of Joules (J). A Joule is a N•m (Newton · meter). A Newton, of
course, is a unit of force.
Power has units of Watts (W), which is a Joule per second (J/s).

FORMAT OF LABORATORY REPORT

I. TITLE

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LABORATORY MODULE 06: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
II. OBJECTIVES
III. MATERIALS/APPARATUS
IV. PROCEDURES (in passive form)
V. DATA/RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
VI. ANSWERS TO QUESTION/DATA ANALYSIS (if there are any)
VII. CONCLUSION

RUBRICS
CRITERIA GOOD BETTER BEST
1. OBJECTIVES ARE MET/COMPLETE 1-3 4-7 8-10
(10 PTS)
2. PRESENTATION 1-2 3-4 5
(writing & video) are clear (5 PTS)
3. CONCLUSIONS REACHED (5 PTS) 1-2 3-4 5
4. TIMELINESS (5 PTS) 1-2 3-4 5
(late) (on deadline) (before deadline)
TOTAL (25 PTS)

POINTS GRADE
EQUIVALENT
25 1.0
23-24 1.25
21-22 1.5
19-20 1.75
17-18 2.0
15-16 2.25
13-14 2.5
11-12 2.75
10 3.0
1-9 4.0
0 5.0

NOTE: This rubric is for your guidance on how to get a better grade.

References:

https://study.com/academy/lesson/work-and-energy-lab.html

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