Energy
Learn the basics of energy and refine key skills with these science worksheets. These resources cover light, mechanical, electrical, thermal, sound, and chemical energy, as well as the differences between potential and kinetic energy. From basic anchor charts to advanced calculations, there is something for every step of your energy-learning journey.
Energy comes in many forms. With this worksheet, students will identify the type shown in each picture. A word bank lists the types they can choose from: chemical, electrical, heat, light, mechanical, and sound.
4th through 8th Grades
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MELTS stands for mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, and sound. This acronym can help students remember these five common forms of energy. This anchor chart serves as a handy reminder of what each of these forms of energy looks like.
4th through 8th Grades
The acronym CMELTS stands for chemical, mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, and sound, adding the chemical form of energy onto the common MELTS acronym. Use this anchor chart to help students develop a solid grasp on these six common forms of energy.
4th through 8th Grades
The acronym Mrs. G. Chen is a helpful way to remember nine common forms of energy: mechanical, radiant, sound, gravitational, chemical, heat, electrical, and nuclear.
6th through 8th Grades
With this worksheet, students will look at pictures to determine which type of energy is being converted into which other type. A word bank includes the types of energy that may be used.
4th through 8th Grades
For the first part of this worksheet, students will draw objects or activities that involve converting between the given forms of energy. In the second part, they will describe examples of things they did recently that involved converted energy.
4th through 8th Grades
Students will read about six different scenarios involving transformation of energy. For each scenario, they will have to determine which type of energy is converting into which other type of energy.
4th through 8th Grades
This worksheet involves identifying which three forms of energy are being converted between in given situations. A word bank includes the types of energy to choose from: chemical, electrical, heat, light, mechanical, and sound.
4th through 8th Grades
This handy anchor chart shows examples of how different types of energy can change form. It shows electrical to light (radiant), light to chemical, chemical to mechanical, mechanical to sound, sound to electrical, and electrical to heat (thermal).
6th through 8th Grades
Make sure your students have a solid grasp on potential energy by having them complete this worksheet. There are fill-in-the-blank statements, as well as a section for identifying whether or not potential energy is being demonstrated.
4th through 8th Grades
This anchor chart gives examples of potential energy, both in picture and written form. It also provides a definition and description for this type of energy, also known as the energy of position.
4th through 8th Grades
Use this printout to review and test your students' understanding of kinetic energy. Pair it with our kinetic energy anchor chart to help your students learn the concepts, and then test them with this worksheet.
4th through 8th Grades
This printable anchor chart provides visual and written examples of kinetic energy in action. Students can use this anchor chart to learn the basics of the energy of motion or released energy.
4th through 8th Grades
Students will look at pictures of different items and actions. Then they will label whether each is mainly showing potential or kinetic energy.
4th through 8th Grades
Cut out the squares at the bottom of this page and glue them into the correct side of the T-chart, depending on whether they show potential or kinetic energy.
4th through 8th Grades
This anchor chart shows the differences between kinetic and potential energy, with both visual illustrations and written examples to help students understand.
4th through 8th Grades
This printout includes short definitions for potential and kinetic energy at the top of the page. Below the definitions, students will read sentences and choose which type of energy is being described.
4th through 8th Grades
This printout features two web charts. One is for potential energy and the other is for kinetic energy. Students will sort the types of energy into whether they are primarily potential or kinetic, and then draw pictures representing them.
4th through 8th Grades
This worksheet shows a diagram of a person pushing a ball up a hill and rolling it over the other side. Students will use this illustration to answer questions about different points on the diagram in relation to potential and kinetic energy.
4th through 8th Grades
Use the formulas for gravitational potential energy (GPE) and kinetic energy to solve the word problems on this printable PDF.
6th through 8th Grades
This page has worksheets focusing specifically on light and sound energy.
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