Uses of Energy

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THE USES OF ENERGY

Including, but not limited to:

•Mechanical• Electrical• Light• Thermal (heat)• Sound

There are many useful forms of energy.

• What forms of energy are there?• How do we use energy?• What are the uses of sound energy?• What are the uses of mechanical

energy?• What are the uses of light energy?• What are the uses of thermal energy?

Electricity can produce light, heat, and sound.

•What are the uses of light?•What are the uses of sound?•What are the uses of heat?• In everyday life, how do you get light, heat, or sound?

Journal Entry: Make a Foldable

Illustrate as follows.

What are the uses of light?

What are the uses of sound?

What are the uses of heat?

In everyday life, how do you get light, heat, or sound?

Scavenger Hunt1)Look around the room.2)Record an example for each

type of energy.Write:An example of _________ energy I found was ___________. (Use all of these: Mechanical, Electrical, Light, Sound, and Thermal Energy)

Foldable• Use information from your journal to make a foldable.

• Types of Energy We Use • 1. To create this graphic organizer, fold a sheet of paper in half—lengthwise.

• 2. Two centimeters from the folded edge, make a second lengthwise fold.

• 3. Use scissors to make four slits on the top sheet to divide it into five parts.

• 4. Cut from the edge of the sheet to the second fold.

• 5. Along the top strip, write in the words “Types of Energy We Use…”.

• 6. Label the top of each flap: Mechanical Energy, Electrical Energy, Light, Sound, and Thermal Energy. Under the corresponding flaps, guide students in writing a description of each of the forms of energy (electrical, mechanical, light, sound, and thermal).

• 7. Under each flap, draw pictures that show how each type of energy is used.