Grades 3–5
Energy Hunt at Home
Find the things that use electricity in each room at home and plan how your family could use less.
Science worksheet · Energy
Bouncing Ball Experiment
Drop a ball from four heights, measure each bounce three times and explain where the energy goes.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Topic
- Energy
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Forms of energy, Potential and kinetic energy, Saving energy
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- You need: a bouncy ball, a meter stick taped to a wall and a partner. Do it: drop the ball (do not throw it) from each height. Your partner watches how high it bounces.
- What happens to the bounce when you drop the ball from higher up?
- The ball never bounces as high as you dropped it. Where does some of the energy go?
Teacher tip
Measure each bounce with a meter stick held against a wall.
How to use it
- Drop a ball and talk about where its energy goes.
- List the things in the classroom that use electricity.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Energy is never used up. It changes form.
Talk about it
- How can your family save energy?
- How could we find out if that is true?
Take it further
Do an energy audit of the classroom and post a turn-it-off reminder.
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