Forms of Energy
Lightning
Electric Energy
Wind Power
Renewable
A ball rolling down a hill
Kinetic
Draw a series circuit on your board.
Continuous path for the energy to travel (all in a row).
Scissors cutting a piece of paper
Mechanical Energy
Nuclear Power Plants
Non-Renewable
A soccer ball that you are about to kick
Potential
Draw a Parallel Circuit on your whiteboard.
A circuit with a new path to each light or resistor. (Up and Down like parallel cars)
An oven baking a cake
Heat or Thermal Energy
Non-Renewable
A light that is turned on
Kinetic
If a light is on, then the circuit is ____________.
Closed
A guitar playing a song
Sound Energy
Solar Panels that collect energy from the sun
Renewable
A bowling ball that you are about to roll down the lane
Potential
If a light is off, then the circuit is _________.
Open
A flashlight lighting up a dark room
Light Energy
Burning Wood for heat
Non-renewable (That wood won't come back!)
A rocket ship that is ready for take off
Potential
What three things do you need for a circuit to work?
A source of energy (like a battery), a way for the energy to travel (like a wire), and something to capture the energy (like a lightbulb).