What Is Sound Energy? Fun Activities for Kids
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Your kids may wonder, “What is sound energy?” With just a few fun activities, they will quickly discover that sound is a vibration. (more…)
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Easy Radiation of Heat Activities for Kids
Teaching radiation of heat? Start with simple hands-on experiences. Then discuss characteristics. In this form of energy transfer, heat radiates through the air or space. (more…)
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Teaching Convection with Simple, Hands-on Experiments
Teaching convection of heat? Give kids get hands-on experiences. Start with simple experiments. Then discuss characteristics. In this form of energy transfer, warm air or water rises. (more…)
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How to Teach Conduction of Heat, or Thermal Energy
Figuring out how to teach conduction of heat? Start with hands-on experiments. Then discuss characteristics. In this form of energy transfer, objects must touch. (more…)
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Roller Coasters Energy Transfer Project – Potential and Kinetic
Roller coasters engage kids in exploration of potential and kinetic energy. With some plastic tubing and BBs, they can use the engineering design process to build, test, and refine. What’s…
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What Happens When Objects Collide – Collisions in Physics
Teach collisions in physics to show kids what happens when objects collide. In this set of physical science activities, students explore collisions using miniature pool tables. (more…)
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9 Forms of Energy and Examples for Kids
What are the 9 forms of energy and examples? It’s time to introduce light, sound, heat, electricity, motion, gravity, mechanical, chemical, and nuclear. First, break them into two categories: kinetic…
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Teaching the Relationship Between Speed and Energy
Teaching about the special relationship between speed and energy? A variety of hands-on activities let kids explore and conceptualize how increasing speed increases energy – and vice versa. (more…)
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Fabulous Electricity Websites for Kids
Use electricity websites for kids to round out your energy unit. Kids read informational text, study diagrams, and explore interactive simulations. (more…)
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You’ll Love Teaching Static Electricity Activities for Kids
Teach static electricity activities and electrify your science instruction! First, students explore with eight balloon-based activities. Then they conduct a full-blown experiment using a fair test. (more…)
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