Energy in Action
Creative edition
Creative edition
🎤 Rap It Out! Make up a short rhyme or chant about how you use energy in the morning.
Example: “I flip the switch, the lights go on—electrical energy helps me move on!”
What form of energy is used when you ride a bike?
Mechanical energy
I make things move. What form am I?
Mechanical energy
Draw a picture to represent "energy".
Picture of sun, moving car, or battery (any correct visual match)
🔍 Sensory Detective! Close your eyes and describe something you hear, feel, or see that involves energy.
Example: “I feel warmth from the heater (thermal energy)” or “I hear music (sound energy)”
🎠Act it Out! Pretend you’re using mechanical energy. What are you doing?
Accept: pedaling a bike, jumping, pushing a chair, etc.
What form of energy helps toast bread?
Thermal energy
I come from batteries and wires. What form am I?
Electrical energy
Fill in the blank: “Energy is the ability to ______.
”Do work or cause change"
🧠Energy Riddle! I’m invisible, I make things move, and I come in many forms. What am I?
Answer: Energy
🎨 Draw It! Sketch a scene that shows two forms of energy working together.
Example: A toaster (electrical + thermal), a radio (electrical + sound)
What form of energy is used when you listen to music?
Sound energy
I help you see and come from the sun. What form am I?
Light energy
Use “thermal energy” in a sentence.
Example: “The stove gives off thermal energy to heat the pot.”
🧪 Energy Experiment! Predict: What will happen if you leave an ice cube in the sun? Why?
Answer: It will melt because thermal energy from the sun increases particle motion.
🎤 Freestyle! Make up a 2-line rap about thermal energy.
Example: “Heat it up, molecules move fast—thermal energy’s built to last!”
What form of energy helps a flashlight work?
Electrical energy (and light energy as output)
I’m stored in food and fuel. What form am I?
Chemical energy
Translate “energy” and “heat” into Spanish.
EnergĂa and calor
🎨 Energy Inventor! Imagine a new machine that uses two forms of energy. What does it do?
Example: “A solar-powered speaker uses light and sound energy.”
🎠Energy Charades! Act out a form of energy without speaking—your team must guess it.
Accept: any correct guess (e.g., clapping = sound, stretching rubber band = potential, etc.)
Describe a time you used two forms of energy at once.
Example: Cooking uses thermal energy and light energy; playing music uses sound and electrical energy.
I’m felt as warmth and make molecules move faster. What form am I?
Thermal energy
Write a sentence using two energy vocabulary words.
Example: “The flashlight uses electrical energy to produce light energy.”
🧩 Energy Puzzle! Rearrange these clues to match the energy type: 🔋 Battery, 🔥 Stove, 🎧 Headphones, 🚲 Bike, 🌞 Sun
Battery → Electrical
Stove → Thermal
Headphones → Sound
Bike → Mechanical
Sun → Light |