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Middle school physicsl science explorers play a game using dominoes that you have photocopied onto cardstock. Through the game, they familiarize themselves with the conservation of energy and the transformatin from one form to another. As they play, they match forms and flow of energy. A worksheet is also included that has learners fill in a chart of devices that use different combinations of energy forms. 

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energy conservation, energy, energy forms, energy transformation, kinetic energy, potential energy

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energy conservation, energy transformation, forms of energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, first law of thermodynamics, science
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Grade
6th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Collaborative Learning

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