Intermediate Writing
Unit 4
Activity Name: Making a Change
Skill/Objective (copy in your Passport): Changes in Energy
Benchmark:
SC.B. 1.2.4 Knows the many ways in which energy can be transformed from one
type to another.
SC.B.1.2.6 Knows ways that heat can move from one object to another
LA.B.2.2.1 Writes notes, comments and observations that reflect comprehension
of content and experiences from a variety of media.
LA.B.2.2.6 Creates expository responses in which ideas and details follow an
organizational pattern and are relevant to the purpose.
Directions:
Materials Needed: Activity Sheet, Concept Map, Definition Strips, Word Cards,
Answer Key.
Preparation: Run Definition Strips and Word Cards on cardstock. Put Answer Key
in sheet protector. Introduce how energy changes from one form to another in
whole group lesson prior to independent station work.
Technology:
http://library.thinkquest.org/3042/energy.html Think Quest
includes forms of energy and how they can change from one
to another.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/formsofenergy.html
Energy Kid’s page includes: What is energy?, Forms of Energy, Sources of
Energy.
Differentiating the various needs:
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Allow students to use textbook or dictionary for Definition Strip and Word
Card matching.
Activities can be done independently, in small groups or as a whole group
activity.
Each station group could become experts as to a form of energy, sharing
with the whole class the information they’ve learned about their energy
form.
Name _______________________________
Energy can change from one kind to another. Read the situations below and
explain the energy changes in each.
A.
Lightning strikes a tree and sets it on fire.
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B.
The wind blows a door shut. The door slams with a loud bang.
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C.
Someone strikes a match and uses it to light a candle.
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Unit 4
Making a Change Activity Sheet
Intermediate Writing
________ energy
___________ energy
_________ energy
__________ energy
_________ energy
_________ energy
_________ energy
Travels in waves through matter only
______ energy
Travels in waves even through space
______ energy
_____ electricity
_____ electricity
Concept Map
Making a Change
Intermediate Writing
__________ is the ability to cause changes in matter.
The kinetic energy that moving objects have is also
called _______________________.
Another name for heat is ________________.
The energy that can be felt in a shock and also
produces the sound and picture on a television is
_______________________.
Plants absorb light energy and store it as ____________
in the food they make.
The energy of motion, or energy in use, is called
________.
Your ears receive vibrations produced by the
television speakers as _________________.
The images that you see with your eyes move in
waves from energy called ______________.
The energy an object has because of where it is or
because of its condition is called ______________.
Electricity generated from the force of falling water is
called ______________.
Word Cards
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Mechanical energy
Thermal energy
Electric energy
Energy
Chemical energy
Sound energy
Light
Hydroelectric energy
Making a Change Answer Key
Energy is the ability to cause changes in matter.
The kinetic energy that moving objects have is also called Mechanical energy.
Another name for heat is Thermal energy.
The energy that can be felt in a shock and also produces the sound and picture
on a television is Electric energy (electricity).
Plants absorb light energy and store it as chemical energy in the food they
make.
Your ears receive vibrations produced by the television speakers as sound.
The images that you see with your eyes move in waves from energy called light.
The energy an object has because of where it is or because of its condition is
called potential energy.
Electricity generated from the force of falling water is called hydroelectric
energy.
The energy of motion, or energy in use, is called kinetic energy.
Unit 4
Making a Change
Intermediate Writing
STA TION
TASK
CA RD
Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6
Activity Name: Making a Change
Skill/Objective: Changes in Energy
Directions:
1. Fill out Passport.
2. Use the Definition Strips and Word Cards to practice the vocabulary
words before you begin this activity. Check your answers using the
Answer Key.
3. Take one Activity Sheet and Concept Map per person. Working alone
or with a partner, complete the two sheets using the information you've
learned about energy. Be prepared to share your answers.
Bonus: Think of another way that energy changes from one form to
another. On a sheet of paper, illustrate this change and describe it in a
sentence or two.
WHEN COMPLETED
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