Introduce students to energy and motion with the Gravity Car STEM Kit — a hands-on science experiment that teaches key physics concepts without batteries or motors. Students build a car powered purely by gravity, using a ramp or lifted weight to demonstrate how potential energy converts into kinetic energy. As they experiment, learners explore motion, friction, and acceleration through guided discovery and engineering design. A perfect ready-to-use lesson plan addition for elementary and middle school science classrooms, this kit makes energy transfer concepts visual, memorable, and easy to teach. Why Teachers Love This Kit: Learning Concepts: Potential and kinetic energy, motion, friction, and acceleration NGSS Standard: PS3 – Energy; supports Next Generation Science Standards for Energy and Motion Grade Level: Ideal for grades 3–5 science classrooms and after-school STEM programs Setup & Use: Ready-to-use, ideal for small groups or partner work Perfect for energy and motion units, physics experiments, engineering design lessons, and STEM stations.
