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The amount of energy Americans use doubles every 20 years. The first lesson in a 10-part series teaches scholars about different forms of energy. They rotate through five stations with hands-on activities or experiments at each in order to determine the forms of energy they observe.
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Instructional Ideas
- If your class is large, you might want to set up two of each station so there are fewer kids per group as they rotate
Classroom Considerations
- Requires some nonstandard science equipment such as an assortment of wind-up toys with different actions
- Ideally the two pages of the worksheet should be printed in color; alternatively they could be printed large and displayed as posters
- Be aware of any potential allergies, especially to the gelatin and food coloring
Pros
- Includes types of energy many pupils don't consider such as sound and elastic
- Pacing keeps scholars engaged and active
- Uses think-pair-share and KWL chart
Cons
- None