Introduction

What do all of the following scenarios have in common?

  • Walking to school
  • Playing a sport
  • The sun causing plants to grow
  • Turning on a light in your house
  • An apple hanging on a tree

They are all examples of the forms and how energy is transferred. Energy is an abiotic factor in the environment that affects all living and nonliving parts of the environment. It holds matter together and is released when the bonds that hold matter together are broken apart. Energy can be found in many forms and is essential for life on earth.

Watch the following video as an introduction to the different types of energy.

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Define energy.
  • Identify different forms and types of energy.
  • Apply the law of conservation of energy to real life examples.

Enduring Understanding:

  • Energy holds matter together and is released when the bonds are broken.
  • Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It is simply transferred from one form to another.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Environmental Science Objective: 4

This lesson incorporates the following Literacy Standards: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R10, W1, W2, W3, W4, W8, W9, and W10

 

 

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