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Science of Energy Lesson Plans

Elementary

Cooling a House

The student will learn how to change the temperature by adding an object to the model. Students will experiment with trying to find the best fit for changing the temperature.

Heat from Lights

The student will learn how to change the temperature by adding an object to the model. Students will experiment with trying to find the best fit for changing the temperature.

Electrolysis

The student will be able to create a working model showing molecule of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

Energy Sources

The student will be able to observe different types of energy sources, where energy comes from, and conduct their own research reports on energy sources.

Intermediate

Introduction to energy

Students identify different types of energy as kinetic or potential energy and why they are examples of kinetic or potential energy.

Converting Radiant Energy to Heat

To demonstrate that radiant energy can be absorbed or reflected by objects. Some of the energy absorbed by objects is converted into heat.

Solar concentration

To learn that radiant energy can be concentrated on an object with a concave mirror.

Radiant Energy

To explore how radiant energy is changed into thermal energy (heat). To discover what colors are best at converting radiant energy into measureable thermal energy.

Motion Introduction

To introduce students to motion (mechanical energy) through background reading and worksheet.

Energy Worksheet

A basic Worksheet concerning all types of energy

Energy Crossword Puzzles

Crossword puzzles andThe students will become familiar with various energy sources as a result of playing a word game.

Chemical Energy

Experiment on how to use chemical reactions to produce radiant energy and electricity.

Secondary

Black Body Radiation Lab

Students will observe the movement of energy through electromagnetic waves and will practice graphing skills when showing results of the laboratory experiment.

Electrolysis lab

This lab will show students a conversion of energy from electromagnetic to chemical and from chemical to thermal and sound. There will be both an endothermic reaction and an exothermic reaction.

Incline lab

Students will be able to see the relationship between Gravitational Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy, and make a graphical representation of the relationship between the two. Students will be able to make predictions based on experimental data

Stomp Rocket Lab

Students will be able to change parameters of the project to build a more successful rocket. Students will also be able to describe the energy conversions that are happening, and Newton’s laws that describe the motion of the rocket.

Science of Energy Intro

An introduction to Science of Energy from the INL

Pendulum lab

Pendulums swing with a very regular motion. This motion converts energy from gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy, and back again. This motion can be looked upon as a wave, or a cycle. We will examine this cycle, or wave, as part of the phenomenon of a pendulum.