This 'Let's Get Moving' worksheet helps students distinguish between potential and kinetic energy by analyzing twelve different illustrated scenarios.

Let’s solve this step by step.

The worksheet is called “Let’s Get Moving” and has two big boxes: one labeled Potential and one labeled Kinetic. Below are 12 numbered pictures showing kids doing different activities. We need to sort each picture into either the Potential or Kinetic box based on what kind of energy is mostly shown in that scene.

First, let’s remember:

- Potential Energy = stored energy. It’s when something is ready to move but isn’t moving yet — like a ball held high before you drop it, or a stretched rubber band.
- Kinetic Energy = energy of motion. It’s when something is actually moving — like a rolling ball, a running kid, or a swinging bat.

Now let’s go through each picture one by one:

1. A kid standing still holding a jump rope → Not moving yet → Potential
2. A kid mid-jump with jump rope → Moving → Kinetic
3. Kids playing tug-of-war, pulling hard but not moving much → They’re using force, but if they’re not moving, it’s more potential (stored tension) → Potential
4. Kids actively pulling and moving in tug-of-war → Now they’re moving → Kinetic
5. Kid sitting at top of slide, about to go down → Ready to move, not moving yet → Potential
6. Kid sliding down → Moving → Kinetic
7. Kids on seesaw, one side up, one side down, not moving → Stored energy from height → Potential
8. Seesaw moving up and down → In motion → Kinetic
9. Kid standing on diving board, arms out, not jumped yet → Ready to jump → Potential
10. Kid jumping off diving board → In air, moving → Kinetic
11. Kid standing with arms up, maybe about to throw? But looks static → If no motion, then Potential
12. Kid throwing a ball → Arm moving, ball flying → Kinetic

Wait — let’s double-check #3 and #7. In tug-of-war (#3), even though they’re pulling, if the rope isn’t moving, the energy is stored in their muscles and the rope — so yes, potential. Same with seesaw (#7) — if it’s balanced or paused at the top/bottom, it’s potential. Only when it’s moving is it kinetic.

Also #11 — if the kid is just standing there posing, not throwing yet, it’s potential. If they were mid-throw, it’d be kinetic. The drawing shows them standing still.

So final sorting:

Potential: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Kinetic: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

That’s 6 in each — makes sense for a balanced worksheet.

Final Answer:
Potential: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Kinetic: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12