Energy Forms and Changes

Energy Forms and Changes Screenshot
  • Conservation of Energy
  • Energy Systems
  • Energy Transfer
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Topics

  • Conservation of Energy
  • Energy Systems
  • Energy Transfer
  • Energy Conversion
  • Heat Conduction

Description

Explore how heating and cooling iron, brick, water, and olive oil adds or removes energy. See how energy is transferred between objects. Build your own system, with energy sources, changers, and users. Track and visualize how energy flows and changes through your system.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Predict how energy will flow when objects are heated or cooled, or for objects in contact that have different temperatures.
  • Describe the different types of energy and give examples from everyday life.
  • Describe how energy can change from one form of energy into another.
  • Explain conservation of energy in real-life systems.
  • Design a system with energy sources, changers, and users and describe how energy flows and changes one form of energy into another.
  • Tell the energy story for real-life systems.
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Teacher Tips

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Albanian All shqip Run now Forma të energjisë dhe shëndrimet
Arabic All العربية Run now أشكال الطاقة وتحولاتها
Basque All Euskara Run now Energia-motak eta -aldaketak
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now ENERGIJA, VRSTE I PROMJENE
Catalan All català Run now Formes d'energia i canvis
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 能量的形式和转换
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now Energy Forms and Changes_能量形式與轉化
Croatian All hrvatski Run now Oblici energije i energetske promjene
Czech All čeština Run now Formy energie a její přeměny
Danish All Dansk Run now Energiformer og ændringer
Dutch All Nederlands Run now Soorten en veranderingen van energie
Finnish All suomi Run now Energian muodot ja muutokset
French All français Run now Energie formes et changements
German All Deutsch Run now Energieformen und Energieumwandlungen
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Ενέργεια: μορφές και μετατροπές
Gujarati All Gujarati Run now ઊર્જાના સ્વરૂપો અને પરિવર્તન -Pankajsid34
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Hungarian All magyar Run now Energiafajták átalakítása
Indonesian All Bahasa Indonesia Run now Bentuk dan Perubahan Energi
Italian All italiano Run now Forme e trasformazioni di energia
Japanese All 日本語 Run now エネルギーの形態と変換
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Энергия пішіндері мен өзгерулері
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Russian All русский Run now Виды и преобразование энергий
Serbian All Српски Run now Енергија, врсте и промене
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Spanish All español Run now Formas y Cambios de Energía Download teacher tips PDF
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