Where the Energy Comes From is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on how energy and fuels come from natural resources and affect the environment, aligned to Common Core standard 4-ESS3-1. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A.Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured
B.Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows
C.Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere
D.Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Oil refined into petrol
Wood burnt in a stove
Coal burnt in a power station
Heat from deep underground
A.Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide
B.Steady all year, and only available in some places
C.Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life
D.Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air
LessonPrint · 4-ESS3-1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Where the Energy Comes From
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Sunlight on a solar panel — A (Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured) 2. Gas piped to a boiler — C (Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere) 3. Wind turning a turbine — B (Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows) 4. Water held behind a dam — D (Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded)
2.1. Oil refined into petrol — C (Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life) 2. Wood burnt in a stove — D (Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air) 3. Coal burnt in a power station — A (Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide) 4. Heat from deep underground — B (Steady all year, and only available in some places)
Questions about Where the Energy Comes From
What does the Where the Energy Comes From worksheet cover?
It practises how energy and fuels come from natural resources and affect the environment — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4-ESS3-1: Explain where energy and fuels come from and what using them does. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each source to what it involves”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Where the Energy Comes From practise?
4-ESS3-1 — 4-ESS3-1, in the Earth and Space Science domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Where the Energy Comes From is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4-ESS3-1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Where the Energy Comes From come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Where the Energy Comes From can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Where the Energy Comes From free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Where the Energy Comes From, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach 4-ESS3-1?
Yes — “Where the Energy Comes From” is a 55-minute Grade 4 plan for 4-ESS3-1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Where the Energy Comes From is the practice that follows it.
More practice for 4-ESS3-1
Explain where energy and fuels come from and what using them does.
Teaching this next? Where the Energy Comes From is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.