C8 Mechanical Energy and Power

Here are demonstrations of mechanical energy and its conservation, its application in doing work, the differences between potential and kinetic energy, and the uses and nature of power.

Articles
Image	Title
	C8-03: GALILEO'S PENDULUM Demonstrate conservation of energy in a simple system.
	C8-04 HILL TRACK Demonstrates conservation of energy
	C8-05: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN VERTICAL PROJECTILE Show the relation between initial velocity and height of a vertical projectile.
	C8-06 PILE DRIVER Illustrates gravitational potential energy converting into kinetic energy converitng into work
	C8-11 INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL ENERGY - SPRING-COUPLED SUPERBALLS Shows that when energy disappears from the center of mass motion it may be converted into internal energy
	C8-12: JUMPING MASSES WITH INTERNAL SPRINGS Demonstrate conversion of internal energy of a spring into kinetic energy and then gravitational potential energy.
	C8-13: BUNGEE JUMPER MODEL Determine the minimum value of the spring constant of a bungee rope to ensure a safe jump.
	C8-14 JUMPING CLAMP Demonstrates mechanical potential energy transforming into kinetic energy
	C8-21: ROCK AND WASTE BASKET Demonstrate conservation of energy in a humorous way.
	C8-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - SUPERBALL AND SOUNDING BOARD Show transformation of energy from one form to another.
	C8-23: WORK DONE BY PUSHING ON WALL Illustrates that the wall and the floor do no work.
	C8-31: POWER - EXERCISE CYCLE Measure human work.
	C8-32: POWER - CLIMBING LADDER A simple method for illustrating power and the unit of the horsepower.
	C8-33: POWER - USING GRAVITY Demonstrate mechanical power.
	C8-34: POWER - INSTRUCTOR DRAGGING CONCRETE BLOCK Demonstrate power