Lesson 4 of 5 · Energy
Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabEnergy Transformation
Energy Transformation.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.
Mind = Blown
🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what happens if you double the force?
What You'll Learn
Energy can be transformed from one form to another but cannot be created or destroyed. A light bulb converts electrical energy into light and heat energy.
Key Words
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Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Build a simple circuit using a battery, wire, and light bulb. Then add a switch and test what happens when you open and close it.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What does Newton's third law state?
Where you see this in real life
This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
This week, find one thing in your house that turns one kind of energy into another.
For the dinner table
“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”
Next Smart Experiment
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Energy Transformation
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