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 2 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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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 battery and buzzer
A guitar string and a microphone
A steam engine
A rubber band launcher
A.Heat energy into movement
B.Movement energy into an electrical signal
C.Stored chemical energy into sound
D.Stored stretch energy into movement
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A solar cell turning a fan
A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb
A wind-up torch
A kettle element
A.Light energy into movement
B.Electrical energy into heat
C.Movement energy into electrical energy, then light
D.Movement energy into light
LessonPrint · 4-PS3-4 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Turning One Energy Into Another
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A battery and buzzer — C (Stored chemical energy into sound) 2. A guitar string and a microphone — B (Movement energy into an electrical signal) 3. A steam engine — A (Heat energy into movement) 4. A rubber band launcher — D (Stored stretch energy into movement)
2.1. A solar cell turning a fan — A (Light energy into movement) 2. A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb — C (Movement energy into electrical energy, then light) 3. A wind-up torch — D (Movement energy into light) 4. A kettle element — B (Electrical energy into heat)
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