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 19 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 steam engine
A rubber band launcher
A kettle element
A battery and buzzer
A.Stored stretch energy into movement
B.Heat energy into movement
C.Stored chemical energy into sound
D.Electrical energy into heat
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb
A solar cell turning a fan
A guitar string and a microphone
A wind-up torch
A.Movement energy into an electrical signal
B.Movement energy into electrical energy, then light
C.Light energy into movement
D.Movement energy into light
LessonPrint · 4-PS3-4 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Turning One Energy Into Another
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A steam engine — B (Heat energy into movement) 2. A rubber band launcher — A (Stored stretch energy into movement) 3. A kettle element — D (Electrical energy into heat) 4. A battery and buzzer — C (Stored chemical energy into sound)
2.1. A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb — B (Movement energy into electrical energy, then light) 2. A solar cell turning a fan — C (Light energy into movement) 3. A guitar string and a microphone — A (Movement energy into an electrical signal) 4. A wind-up torch — D (Movement energy into light)
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