Energy Transformations Unit
Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS)
6.8A compare and contrast potential and kinetic energy
6.9C demonstrate energy transformations such as energy in a flashlight battery changes from chemical to electrical energy to light energy
The Big Ideas for the Unit
The Law of Conservation of Energy can be demonstrated in everyday life; energy can neither be created or destroyed, but it does change form.
Learning Outcomes for the Unit
Students will know:
potential and kinetic energy exist in different forms.
energy transforms from one form to another.
energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Students will be able to:
compare and contrast potential and kinetic energy.
demonstrate energy transformations.
Essential Questions of the Unit
How do potential and kinetic energy compare?
How are energy transformations demonstrated?