Description

Forms of Energy Activities & Reading Passages for Google Classroom

Forms of Energy Passages & Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:

• Reading passages
• Short answer: KWL chart
• Drag-&-drop: match definition to vocabulary (mixture, solution)
• Drag-&-drop: sort the list of mixtures and solutions into the correct category
  Drag-&-drop: identify if each food item is a solution or mixture
• Web search: use a given website to answer questions about solvents, solutes, solubility, and colloids
• Short answer: Venn diagram on mixture vs solution
• Short answer: look at a picture of salt in water, then answer and explain questions about it

Why Teachers Love these Forms of Energy Activities:

• No Prep: Ready to assign in Google Classroom™ or other platforms like Canvas and Schoology.
• Engaging & Interactive: Includes drag-and-drop tasks, image searches, and chart completions.
• Flexible Use: Perfect for independent practice, science centers, sub plans, or early finishers.
• Real-World Connections: Helps students apply energy concepts to everyday scenarios.

Ideal For:

• Introducing Energy Concepts: Perfect for teaching or reviewing types of energy, transformations, and work.
• Independent Work: Students can complete interactive activities at their own pace.
• Science Centers: Hands-on, digital tasks make learning about energy engaging and fun.
• Early Finishers: Keeps students actively learning with meaningful, self-checking tasks.
• Sub Plans: Ready-to-use, no-prep lessons for stress-free planning.
• Assessment Prep: Helps students solidify their understanding of energy before tests or quizzes.

Standards Covered:

• Force, Motion, and Energy VA SOL 5.2 The student will investigate and understand that energy can take many forms. Key ideas include a) energy is the ability to do work or to cause change; b) there are many different forms of energy; c) energy can be transformed; and d) energy is conserved.