Grades 4–5
Energy Changes
Fill in six sentences about energy changing form, from a toaster to a solar panel.
Science worksheet · Energy
Potential or Kinetic Energy?
Sort ten examples into stored (potential) energy and moving (kinetic) energy.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Energy
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Forms of energy, Potential and kinetic energy, Saving energy
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Potential energy is stored energy, waiting to be used. Kinetic energy is the energy of something moving.
- Write each example in the right column.
- When does a swing have the most potential energy? When does it have the most kinetic energy?
Teacher tip
Hold a ball up (potential) and drop it (kinetic).
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?
- What question do you still have?
Take it further
Do an energy audit of the classroom and post a turn-it-off reminder.
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