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Naming types of energy

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Science›Energy|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_akBotspaf2

Name and use vocabulary for types of energy and energy transfer — kinetic energy, potential energy, heat energy, light energy, sound energy, electrical energy, chemical energy, stored energy, energy transfer, energy transformation — and describe energy changes in familiar situations using these terms

Mastery Evidence

  • Name the type of energy stored in a battery, a stretched spring, and a moving ball
  • Use 'energy transfer' or 'energy transformation' to describe what happens in a simple device such as a torch or a toaster
  • Distinguish between 'stored energy' and 'transferred energy' with a correct example of each

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] stretches a rubber band and lets it go, can they name what type of energy it had when stretched — and what it changed into?”

Prerequisites0

No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.

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