Jumpstarters for Energy Technology, Grades 4 - 8

49 Pages·2010·10.687 MB·English

by  Schyrlet Cameron

Jumpstarters
for Energy
Technology
Short Daily Warm-ups for the Classroom
By
Schyrlet Cameron and Carolyn Craig
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Jumpstarters for Energy Technology Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Teacher ....................... 1 Geothermal Energy
Asking About ........................................ 22
Energy Understanding ...................................... 23
Asking About .......................................... 2 Doing Stuff With ................................... 24
Understanding ........................................ 3 Finding Out About ................................ 25
Doing Stuff With ..................................... 4
Finding Out About .................................. 5 Biomass Energy
Asking About ........................................ 26
Energy Sources Understanding ...................................... 27
Asking About .......................................... 6 Doing Stuff With ................................... 28
Understanding ........................................ 7 Finding Out About ................................ 29
Doing Stuff With ..................................... 8
Finding Out About .................................. 9 Ocean Energy
Asking About ........................................ 30
Electricity Understanding ...................................... 31
Asking About ........................................ 10 Doing Stuff With ................................... 32
Understanding ...................................... 11 Finding Out About ................................ 33
Doing Stuff With ................................... 12
Finding Out About ................................ 13 Hydro Energy
Asking About ........................................ 34
Wind Energy Understanding ...................................... 35
Asking About ........................................ 14 Doing Stuff With ................................... 36
Understanding ...................................... 15 Finding Out About ................................ 37
Doing Stuff With ................................... 16
Finding Out About ................................ 17 Nuclear Energy
Asking About ........................................ 38
Solar Energy Understanding ...................................... 39
Asking About ........................................ 18 Doing Stuff With ................................... 40
Understanding ...................................... 19 Finding Out About ................................ 41
Doing Stuff With ................................... 20
Finding Out About ................................ 21 Answer Keys ............................................ 42
Bibliography ............................................. 46
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Jumpstarters for Energy Technology Asking About Energy
Energy Technology Warm-ups:
Asking About Energy
Name/Date Name/Date
Asking About Energy 1 Asking About Energy 2
Connect the terms on the left to the correct Below are the answers to three questions. On
definition on the right. your own paper, write the question for each
answer.
a. fossil fuels A. any material that
can be used to
a. Answer: Law of Conservation of Energy
produce energy
b. Answer: potential energy
c. Answer: kinetic energy
b. fuel B. remains of ancient
plants or animals
Name/Date
Asking About Energy 3
Match the terms to the correct examples. The terms may be used more than once.
A. energy conservation B. energy efficiency
a. turning the lights off when you leave the room
b. replace an incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb
c. the use of technology that requires less energy to do the same job
d. any behavior that results in the use of less energy
Name/Date Name/Date
Asking About Energy 4 Asking About Energy 5
Different types of energy are measured by Where does most of the energy we use originally
different physical units. Connect the units with come from? Circle the correct answer.
the type of energy.
a. the sun b. the air
c. the soil d. the oceans
a. barrels A. electricity
b. cubic feet B. gas
c. tons C. petroleum
d. kilowatt-hours D. coal
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Jumpstarters for Energy Technology Understanding Energy
Energy Technology Warm-ups:
Understanding Energy
Name/Date Name/Date
Understanding Energy 1 Understanding Energy 2
All forms of energy can be put into two groups: Fossil fuels (coal, oil, or natural gas) are formed
potential and kinetic. Potential energy is stored in the earth from the remains of ancient plants
energy (chemical, nuclear, gravitational, or animals. As the demand for fossil fuels has
electrical, and mechanical energy). Kinetic increased, three problems have occurred:
energy is moving energy (radiant, thermal, increase in the cost of energy, exhaustion of
motion, and sound energy). fossil fuels, and damage to the environment.
True or False? Fossil fuels are energy resourc-
a. Potential energy is energy.
es that, once used up by humans, cannot be re-
b. Kinetic energy is energy.
placed naturally by the earth in a timely manner.
Name/Date Name/Date
Understanding Energy 3 Understanding Energy 4
Energy can be transformed into another sort Vast amounts of energy are needed to support
of energy. It cannot be created, and it cannot modern technological ad-
be destroyed. vancements and econom-
ic growth. On a separate
True or False? Energy is sheet of paper, explain
created when a car uses why a country’s econom-
stored chemical energy in ic health depends on the
gasoline to move. availability of reliable and
affordable energy.
Name/Date
Understanding Energy 5
The main uses of energy in homes and businesses are for heating, lighting, and cooling. Industries
use energy to generate steam and hot water for manufacturing. Gasoline and diesel fuel most
vehicles. Different forms of energy (diesel fuel, gasoline, and propane) are used in agriculture.
a. The main uses of energy in homes is for , , and
.
b. True or False? Most of the energy used for transportation is produced from fossil fuels.
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