Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 4-PS3-4: energy conversion device.

Students evaluate various everyday energy conversion devices and draw block flow diagrams to show the forms and states of energy into and out of the device. They also identify the forms of energy that are useful and the desired output of...

Chapter 20 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at power generated from the ocean, its history, and uses. This is a source that has been minimally developed in Texas and is unlikely to develop in the near future. It...

Students learn about how a device made with dye from a plant, specifically cherries, blackberries, raspberries and/or black currents, can be used to convert light energy into electrical energy. They do this by building their own organic...

This lesson covers the different types of energy, the definitions of kinetic and potential energy, how energy can be converted into different forms, and the law of conservation of energy.

Change happens when energy is transferred or converted. Included with the teaching unit, is a sixty-minute video that examines the conversion between potential and kinetic energy.

A video workshop examining how the Sun provides energy for all living things beginning with the process of photosynthesis. Presents current scientific thinking about energy transfer through the food chain as well as ways to deal with...

This unit provides students the opportunity to explore methods engineers have devised for harnessing sunlight to generate power. Students will initially explore heat transfer and heat storage through the construction, testing, and...

Posters are provided for several different energy conversion systems. Students are provided with cards that give the name and a description of each of the components in an energy system. They match these with the figures on the diagram....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Decribes how energy changes from one form to another and energy changes between kinetic and potential energy.

Learners participate in many demonstrations during the first day of this lesson to learn basic concepts related to the forms and states of energy. This knowledge is then applied the second day as students assess various everyday objects...

Young scholars measure energy outputs and inputs to determine the efficiency of conversions and simple systems. One associated activitiy includes Lego motors and accomplishing work. The other investigates energy for heating water....

In the following interactive students will begin to explain the human body's consumption of energy when at rest vs. when engaged in activities that do useful work. They will also calculate the conversion of chemical energy in food into...

This activity utilizes hands-on learning with the conservation of energy and the interaction of friction. Students use a roller coaster track and collect position data. The students then calculate velocity, and energy data. After the...

The Energy Systems and Solutions unit brings students through the exploration of science and engineering concepts as they relate to energy issues in everyday life. Issues surrounding energy production and energy consumption provide a...

This activity utilizes hands on learning with the conservation of energy with the inclusion of elastic potential energy. Students use pogo sticks to experience the elastic potential energy and its conversion to gravitational potential...

Learn about the Law of Conservation of Energy.

Explore the conversion of electric potential energy to thermal energy.

A conversation with Mauricio Mejia, a power company employee who helps people understand how much and when they are using the most energy.

Using concept sketches, learners study energy requirements of food production explain why different sources of food require different inputs of energy. They also investigate how variables like farming methods, processing methods and...

A series of useful calculators for converting different sources of energy from one energy unit to another. Find conversion calculators for coal, electricity, natural gas, crude oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel, along with an additional...

Can you build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation? During this lesson, learners will learn how energy is converted and transferred between objects. Working in groups and through the...

Demos and activities in this lesson are intended to illustrate the basic concepts of energy science--work, force, energy, power etc., and the relationships among them. The "lecture" portion of the lesson includes many demonstrations to...

This resource for kids provides an energy calculator for conversions as well as explains scientific notation.