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V-Points and The Den
Per-ride capsEach ride banks V-Points only up to its cap (shown below), then it is play-for-fun. Caps add up past 500, so a student can reach the 500 maximum without maxing every ride.
Reward codeAt the Ticket Booth the student enters name, period, and teacher and copies a gold
EPB-… code. It seals their name and a running total. They redeem it on The Den's Codes tab; the Den pays only the new part each time.Verify a code yourselfPaste any
EPB-… code into the code reader to see the name, period, and total inside it — same reader as the Study Quests.Blue save code
EPR-… codes only move progress between devices. They do not pay in The Den (it tells students so if they paste one).LanesLearn = ride guides and the myth-or-fact gate. Fix It = reteach-and-retry by skill. Go Deeper = design, predict, argue. Play = fast games and the certification exam.
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8th Grade Physical Science
Energy Park · S8P2.a–d
S8P2.a — Analyze and interpret data to create graphical displays that illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to mass and speed, and potential energy to mass and height of an object.
| Ride | Lane | Time | VP cap | Assign link (opens that ride directly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Front Gate: Myth or Fact? Ten quick calls on the things people get wrong about energy. Every answer shows the truth. Your ticket in. | Learn | 5 min | 40 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=gate |
| Ride Guide: Kinetic & Potential Five short stops: what energy is, the two big families, the two formulas, and the four graphs. A quick check at every stop. | Learn | 8–12 min | 30 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=guide-kepe |
| The Fix-It Shop Pick a skill. Miss a question and the shop reteaches it right there, then hands you a similar one to try again. | Fix It | 5 min per skill | 60 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit |
| The Graph Shop Three straight lines and one curve. Match data tables to graphs, pick the curve, and read values off each one. | Fix It | 4–8 min | 36 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=graphlab |
| Speed vs. Mass Showdown Two carts, one question: which has more kinetic energy? Spoiler — speed is sneaky. | Play | 3–10 min | 30 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=showdown |
| Energy Detective Look at the picture, name the energy or the transformation. Case files reshuffle every round. | Play | 3–6 min | 32 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=detective |
| Word Match Read the clue, pick the word, collect the card. Fill the whole word wall. | Play | 2–5 min | 24 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=wordmatch |
| Park Inspector Exam Twelve questions across the whole unit. Score 10 or better to earn the Certified Park Inspector badge. | Play | 8–10 min | 48 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=inspector |
S8P2.b — Plan and carry out an investigation to explain the transformation between kinetic and potential energy within a system (e.g., roller coasters, pendulums, rubber bands, etc.).
| Ride | Lane | Time | VP cap | Assign link (opens that ride directly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Front Gate: Myth or Fact? Ten quick calls on the things people get wrong about energy. Every answer shows the truth. Your ticket in. | Learn | 5 min | 40 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=gate |
| Ride Guide: Transformations & Conservation Follow energy through a coaster, a pendulum, a match, and a light bulb — and meet the law that says it never disappears. | Learn | 8–12 min | 30 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=guide-transform |
| The Fix-It Shop Pick a skill. Miss a question and the shop reteaches it right there, then hands you a similar one to try again. | Fix It | 5 min per skill | 60 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit |
| Coaster Tycoon Set the hills, turn friction on or off, predict whether the car makes it — then watch the energy bars prove you right or wrong. | Go Deeper | 5–15 min | 36 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=coaster |
| The Pendulum Pit Predict, release, and watch PE and KE trade places. Does a heavier bob swing faster? Where does the energy go with air resistance? | Go Deeper | 5–10 min | 30 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=pendulum |
| Word Match Read the clue, pick the word, collect the card. Fill the whole word wall. | Play | 2–5 min | 24 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=wordmatch |
| Park Inspector Exam Twelve questions across the whole unit. Score 10 or better to earn the Certified Park Inspector badge. | Play | 8–10 min | 48 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=inspector |
S8P2.c — Construct an argument to support a claim about the type of energy transformations within a system [e.g., lighting a match (light to heat), turning on a light (electrical to light)].
| Ride | Lane | Time | VP cap | Assign link (opens that ride directly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Front Gate: Myth or Fact? Ten quick calls on the things people get wrong about energy. Every answer shows the truth. Your ticket in. | Learn | 5 min | 40 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=gate |
| Ride Guide: Transformations & Conservation Follow energy through a coaster, a pendulum, a match, and a light bulb — and meet the law that says it never disappears. | Learn | 8–12 min | 30 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=guide-transform |
| The Fix-It Shop Pick a skill. Miss a question and the shop reteaches it right there, then hands you a similar one to try again. | Fix It | 5 min per skill | 60 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit |
| The Argument Builder Claim, evidence, reasoning. Build a scientific argument about the energy transformation in a match, a bulb, a coaster, and more. | Go Deeper | 5–8 min | 36 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=cer |
| Energy Chain Builder Tap the steps in order to trace energy from start to finish through real machines and events. | Play | 3–8 min | 30 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=chains |
| Energy Detective Look at the picture, name the energy or the transformation. Case files reshuffle every round. | Play | 3–6 min | 32 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=detective |
| Word Match Read the clue, pick the word, collect the card. Fill the whole word wall. | Play | 2–5 min | 24 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=wordmatch |
| Park Inspector Exam Twelve questions across the whole unit. Score 10 or better to earn the Certified Park Inspector badge. | Play | 8–10 min | 48 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=inspector |
S8P2.d — Plan and carry out investigations on the effects of heat transfer on molecular motion as it relates to the collision of atoms (conduction), through space (radiation), or in currents in a liquid or a gas (convection).
| Ride | Lane | Time | VP cap | Assign link (opens that ride directly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Front Gate: Myth or Fact? Ten quick calls on the things people get wrong about energy. Every answer shows the truth. Your ticket in. | Learn | 5 min | 40 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=gate |
| Ride Guide: Heat Transfer Temperature, thermal energy, heat — and the three ways heat moves: conduction, convection, radiation. | Learn | 8–12 min | 30 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=guide-heat |
| The Fix-It Shop Pick a skill. Miss a question and the shop reteaches it right there, then hands you a similar one to try again. | Fix It | 5 min per skill | 60 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit |
| Design a Better Cooler Pick the walls, the lid, and the outside finish. Block conduction, convection, and radiation — and see how long the ice lasts. | Go Deeper | 5–10 min | 48 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=cooler |
| Mystery Cups Drop food coloring into hot and cold water and watch the particles. Which cup is hotter? | Play | 3–10 min | 18 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=cups |
| Heat Transfer Sort Conduction, convection, or radiation? Sort real-life cards into the right bin — new cards every round. | Play | 3–6 min | 32 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=heatsort |
| Word Match Read the clue, pick the word, collect the card. Fill the whole word wall. | Play | 2–5 min | 24 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=wordmatch |
| Park Inspector Exam Twelve questions across the whole unit. Score 10 or better to earn the Certified Park Inspector badge. | Play | 8–10 min | 48 | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=inspector |
Fix-It Shop skills — assign one skill at a time
| Skill | Element | Assign link |
|---|---|---|
| Forms of energy Name the form of energy in an object or event. | S8P2.c | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit&skill=forms |
| KE & PE math Use KE = ½mv² and PE = mgh with real numbers. | S8P2.a | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit&skill=kepe |
| The four energy graphs Which graphs are straight, which one curves, and why. | S8P2.a | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit&skill=graphs |
| Coasters, pendulums & rubber bands Where KE and PE are greatest and least as energy transforms. | S8P2.b | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit&skill=coaster |
| Conservation & transformations Name the transformation and say where the energy went. | S8P2.c | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit&skill=conserve |
| Conduction, convection, radiation Tell the three apart and explain them with particles. | S8P2.d | https://www.tobinscience.com/energy-park-8th.html?ride=fixit&skill=heat |