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 21 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 kettle element
A steam engine
A guitar string and a microphone
A wind-up torch
A.Heat energy into movement
B.Movement energy into an electrical signal
C.Electrical energy into heat
D.Movement energy into light
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A rubber band launcher
A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb
A battery and buzzer
A solar cell turning a fan
A.Light energy into movement
B.Movement energy into electrical energy, then light
C.Stored stretch energy into movement
D.Stored chemical energy into sound
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Answer key — Turning One Energy Into Another
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A kettle element — C (Electrical energy into heat) 2. A steam engine — A (Heat energy into movement) 3. A guitar string and a microphone — B (Movement energy into an electrical signal) 4. A wind-up torch — D (Movement energy into light)
2.1. A rubber band launcher — C (Stored stretch energy into movement) 2. A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb — B (Movement energy into electrical energy, then light) 3. A battery and buzzer — D (Stored chemical energy into sound) 4. A solar cell turning a fan — A (Light energy into movement)
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