Forces may change the shape of an object. An elastic object, such as a spring, stores elastic potential energy when stretched or squashed. The extension of an elastic object is directly proportional ...

This resource is part of Science Friday’s Educator Phenomena Forum and was developed collaboratively by Jose Rivas, an engineering and AP science teacher in Lennox, California, and Sarah Han, a PhD ...

But here is the cool part. If you hit a ball like a normal human, the ball gets compressed upon contact with the golf club. During this compression, the ball essentially acts like a spring. Yes, it ...