Turning One Energy Into Another is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on designing a device that converts energy from one form to another, aligned to Common Core standard 4-PS3-4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 11 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Turning One Energy Into Another
4-PS3-4
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Draw a line from each device to the conversion.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb
A guitar string and a microphone
A steam engine
A kettle element
A.Heat energy into movement
B.Electrical energy into heat
C.Movement energy into an electrical signal
D.Movement energy into electrical energy, then light
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A rubber band launcher
A wind-up torch
A battery and buzzer
A solar cell turning a fan
A.Stored chemical energy into sound
B.Stored stretch energy into movement
C.Light energy into movement
D.Movement energy into light
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Answer key — Turning One Energy Into Another
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb — D (Movement energy into electrical energy, then light) 2. A guitar string and a microphone — C (Movement energy into an electrical signal) 3. A steam engine — A (Heat energy into movement) 4. A kettle element — B (Electrical energy into heat)
2.1. A rubber band launcher — B (Stored stretch energy into movement) 2. A wind-up torch — D (Movement energy into light) 3. A battery and buzzer — A (Stored chemical energy into sound) 4. A solar cell turning a fan — C (Light energy into movement)
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