Lesson 1

NO MATERIALS ARE REQUIRED FOR LESSON 1.
Review the types of energy: sound, electrical, mechanical
(kinetic and potential), radiant, chemical, thermal and nuclear.
Note: Within the NGSS, many of these types of energy are covered earlier.
This lesson will serve either as a review or as an introduction.

You will also need
a clean flat area to do the projects: or or What IS energy? There are actually many TYPES of energy.
You already know most of them. Click on Electra So let's play a game.
I will give you clues.

Using these clues, try to guess the type of energy. Click on Electra Click to Play SOUND is ENERGY Click on Electra You can see me,
but you cannot touch me.

With the flick of a switch,
I enter your home.

With another,
I leave you alone.

What am I ? Can you guess the next type
of energy from this riddle? Click on Electra Click to Play ELECTRICAL ENERGY Click on Electra The clue to the next type of energy
is in the animation. Click to Play Kinetic Energy: The Energy of Motion KINETIC ENERGY The clue to the next type of energy
is in the animation. HINT: The apple
has quite a bit of it.
Click to Play POTENTIAL ENERGY These are ALL clues to
the next type of energy: RADIANT ENERGY Click to Play All of these examples store
this next type of energy: Click to Play CHEMICAL ENERGY THERMAL ENERGY You are likely very familiar
with the ideas of HEAT and TEMPERATURE.
Though closely related, thermal or internal energy is different.

Here are two videos to help you to understand
this very important type of energy. Thermal Energy or Internal Energy THERMAL ENERGY Click to Play These relate to the last
type of energy: NUCLEAR ENERGY Click to Play Can you recall
the types of energy
you explored Click for Answer The list so far: sound, electrical,
mechanical (kinetic and potential), radiant,
chemical, internal or thermal, and nuclear.

Introduction

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Resources

Lesson 4

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Lesson 8
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