Energy

Energy

from http://science-class.net/archive/science-class/Physics/energy.htm

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.

Marie Curie

These resources are generally appropriate for grades 5 - 9. In some cases they have been classified by grade level.

The groupings are general and somewhat arbitrary. As with anything in education; your milage may vary.

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Activities & Labs

- Middle School:
  - Bounce!
  - Bouncing Poppers
  - Heat Energy
  - Heat Movement
  - Jumping Frogs
  - Observing Convection
    - Wacky Walker (available from http://www.teachersource.com/)
    - How does a generator work? (web-based)
    - How much electricity is used in a house? (web-based)
    - What are the advantages of alternative energy sources? (web-based)
    - How is energy converted from one form to another? (web-based)
    - What are the energy outputs of different types of fuel? (web-based)
    - How do the insultation properties of various materials compare? (web-based)
    - How are voltage, current, and resistance related? (web-based)
    - What is the electromagnetic spectrum? (web-based)
    - How are colors created? (web-based)
    - How is an oscilloscope used to tune a musical instrument?(web-based)
    - The Soundry Internet Activity (web-based)
    - More from:

Slideshows

- Energy (view) (download)
- Potential & Kinetic Energy (view) (download)
- More from
  - Houston County Schools
- Jefferson County Schools
- Science at pppst.com

Warm-Ups & Bell Ringers

Heat
Energy
- More from
  - sciencespot.net
  - middleschoolscience.com

Interactive & Resource Websites

Mostly for Teachers
- Energy
- PowerPoints & Interactive Activities
Mostly for Students
- - Upper Elementary - Middle Schoo:l
  - Middle School:
    - PowerPlay
For Teachers & Students
- - Upper Elementary - Middle School
    - Energy Street
  - Heat
  - Dr. E's Energy Lab
  - Middle School:
    - Energy Conversions
  - Middle School - High School
    - Energy Transfer
    - Heat Transfer Between Metal and Water
  - High School:

Graphic Organizers

- Middle School:

Online Quizzes

- Middle School - HIgh School:

Study & Review Notes

- Middle School:
  - Heat
  - Energy - PE/KE
    - Energy Sources & Transformations (SOLPass)
- Middle School - High School:
  - - Measuring Temperature (Edquest)
    - The Particle Model, Temperature & Thermal Energy (Edquest)
    - Heat Capacity and Specific Heat Capacity (Edquest)
    - Transferring Energy (Edquest)
    - What is Light? (Edquest)
    - Reflection (Edquest)
    - Refraction (Edquest)
    - Wave Model of Light (Edquest)
    - The Particle Model, Temperature & Thermal Energy (Edquest)
  - Edquest - Heat & Temperature
    - Energy (Queensland Science Teachers)
    - Light & Optics (Queensland Science Teachers)
    - Sound (Queensland Science Teachers)
    - Electricity (Queensland Science Teachers)

Literacy / Vocabulary Development

Academic Vocabulary Resources

- Middle School:

Study & Review Games

Physics Games
Games for the Science Curriculum
Gamequarium - Electricity
Gamequarium - Energy
- Quia Games - search for specific topics

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