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 24 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 solar cell turning a fan
A steam engine
A rubber band launcher
A guitar string and a microphone
A.Heat energy into movement
B.Stored stretch energy into movement
C.Light energy into movement
D.Movement energy into an electrical signal
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A kettle element
A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb
A battery and buzzer
A wind-up torch
A.Stored chemical energy into sound
B.Movement energy into electrical energy, then light
C.Movement energy into light
D.Electrical energy into heat
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Answer key — Turning One Energy Into Another
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A solar cell turning a fan — C (Light energy into movement) 2. A steam engine — A (Heat energy into movement) 3. A rubber band launcher — B (Stored stretch energy into movement) 4. A guitar string and a microphone — D (Movement energy into an electrical signal)
2.1. A kettle element — D (Electrical energy into heat) 2. A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb — B (Movement energy into electrical energy, then light) 3. A battery and buzzer — A (Stored chemical energy into sound) 4. A wind-up torch — C (Movement energy into light)
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