Experimental Design Form

Question

Research

Hypothesis

Tests and Observations

Analysis of Results

Student Reflection Questions

Q1. How did the shape and placement of the paddles affect the efficiency of your waterwheel?

Q2. What changes did you make to your initial design, and why?

Q3. If you could redesign your waterwheel, what would you change and why?

Q4. How does your model compare with what you know of large-scale hydroelectric dams?

Q5. Explain how your waterwheel model demonstrated the conservation of energy and energy transfer.

Q6. Present an argument to support the claim: When the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Q7. What are potential impacts on people and the environment that might limit possible solutions to building a waterwheel in the real world?