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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about various states of energy, and how those states affect living organisms.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Changes in Energy Stores

For Students 9th - 10th
Energy can be described as being in different "stores". It cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transferred, dissipated or stored in different ways. There are seven main stores of energy: magnetic, internal (thermal), chemical,...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Mexican Diner: What Is Energy?

For Students 4th - 7th
Meet Carlos at his Mexican diner, and he will tell all about energy and energy transformations.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Tracing the Transformation of Energy in a System

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Trace the transformations of energy (kinetic to potential, etc.) in a system, e.g., a person rowing a boat or child swinging.
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade Science: Energy Vocabulary: Flashcards

For Students 6th
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 17 terms related to energy and their definitions. These include the following types of energy: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical, Gravitational Potential, Electrical,...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade Science: Energy Vocabulary: Test

For Students 6th
This interactive assessment features 6 matching, 6 multiple-choice, and 5 true/false question over 17 terms related to energy and their definitions. These include the following: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical,...
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade Science: Energy Vocabulary: Match

For Students 6th
In this interactive game, students match 17 terms related to energy with their definitions. These include the following: Kinetic, Sound, Potential, Elastic potential, Chemical, Gravitational Potential, Electrical, Light, Energy, Energy...
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Energy

For Students K - 1st
What is energy? Article provides a brief discussion of the many different forms of energy.
Handout
Other

Ed informatics.com: What Is Work, Energy and Power?

For Students 6th - 8th
Defines work, energy, and power. Explains the work-energy principle, types and forms of energy, and presents some exercises to try.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson discusses the role energy plays within living things. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Energy."
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Other

Forms of Energy: Heat, Radiant, Electrical, Chemical, Nuclear Energy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explains what each of these types of energy is and provides examples.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Energy Conservation on an Incline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a discussion and animation about whether the total mechanical energy of a cart rolling down an incline is conserved, which can be determined if there are any external forces acting upon it.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Tracing the Transformation of Energy in a System

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Trace the transformations of energy (kinetic to potential, etc.) in a system in this activity created by SMART. Students are asked to choose the type of transformation represented within different situations, such as a person rowing a...
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The Tech Interactive

The Tech Museum of Innovation: Save the Hiker [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Can you build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation? During this instructional activity, young scholars will learn how energy is converted and transferred between objects. Working in groups...
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah State Office of Education: Force, Energy, & Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
A unit on energy, force, and motion presented with interactive and classroom activities. Students gain an understanding of weight, mass, potential and kinetic energy, sound, and heat with this engaging resource.
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Energy in Motion Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this ten question multiple choice quiz on energy in motion.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Forms of Energy

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Expose students to this introduction to several different forms of energy.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dams

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Through eight lessons, students are introduced to many facets of dams, including their basic components, the common types (all designed to resist strong forces), their primary benefits (electricity generation, water supply, flood...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Intro to Engineering

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the basic principles behind engineering and the types of engineering while learning about a popular topic - the Olympics. The involvement of engineering in modern sports is amazing and pervasive. Students learn...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Energy Transformation

For Students 6th - 8th
Given descriptions, illustrations, or scenarios, students will identify energy transformations, such as how energy in a flashlight battery changes from chemical energy to electric energy to light energy.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Slow the Ball

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this experiment, students will design a track for a rolling ball to try to have the longest roll time possible. They will, in the process, apply their understanding of kinetic and potential energy, and acceleration and deceleration.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Swinging Pendulum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity shows students the engineering importance of understanding the laws of mechanical energy. More specifically, it demonstrates how potential energy can be converted to kinetic energy and back again. Given a pendulum height,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Maximum Mentos Fountain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students play the role of engineers as they test, design and build Mentos fountains - a dramatic example of how potential energy can be converted to kinetic energy. They are challenged to work together as a class to optimize the design...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Billy on Hill (Level 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a sled. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and it will turn into KE without loss. They will then lose their energy on a level surface at the bottom of a...

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