Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is potential energy?
How does mass affect
the amount of potential
energy an object has?
Potential Energy
List an example of potential energy.
Explain the example using a description AND a
picture.
How does height affect
the amount of potential
energy an object has?
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is kinetic energy?
How does speed affect
the amount of kinetic
energy an object has?
Kinetic Energy
List an example of kinetic energy.
Explain the example using a description AND a
picture.
How does mass affect
the amount of kinetic
energy an object has?
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is radiant energy?
Radiant energy is also
called ________ energy.
Radiant Energy
List an example of radiant energy.
Explain the example using a description AND a
picture.
Radiant energy can be
transformed into
__________ energy
when an object absorbs
light and becomes
warmer.
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is chemical energy?
How do you access
chemical energy? Where
is it located?
Chemical Energy
List an example of chemical energy.
Explain the example using a description AND a
picture.
During chemical
reactions, a change of
temperate can occur. A
common form of energy
transformation is
chemical energy to
_________ energy.
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is electrical energy?
About ____ % of the
electrical energy used in
the United States is
generated by nuclear
power plants.
Electrical Energy
List an example of electrical energy.
Explain the example using a description AND a
picture.
Which subatomic particle
flows through an electric
current?
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is thermal energy?
How does temperature
affect the amount of
thermal energy an object
obtains?
Thermal Energy
List an example of thermal energy.
Explain the example using a description AND a
picture.
How does your body
continually produce
thermal energy?
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is nuclear energy?
How do power plants
generate electricity?
Nuclear Energy
List an example of nuclear energy.
Explain the example using a description AND a
picture.
Why is it so hard to
release nuclear energy
compared to chemical
energy?
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Explain how a car engine
transforms from
chemical energy into
multiple types of energy.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Illustrate a change from kinetic energy to
potential energy and back again to kinetic
energy.
Use arrows to demonstrate and label positions
of potential and kinetic.
Can energy ever be lost?
Why or why not?
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What are alternative resources?
Why is solar energy an
inexhaustible resource?
How do we transform
radiant energy into
electrical energy?
Where is geothermal
energy located?
Alternative Resources
Windmills are used to transform ________
energy of the wind into electrical energy.
What are some disadvantages of using
windmills?
How do we transform
thermal energy into
electrical energy?
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What are nonrenewable resources?
What method is used to
obtain chemical energy
from fossil fuels?
Nonrenewable Resources
Is this process safe for
our environment?
Generating electricity
using _________ energy
helps make fossil fuels
last longer.
Is this process safe for
our environment?
Draw a diagram showing the energy
transformation that occur to obtain electrical
energy from nuclear energy.
Unit 3: Energy
Jigsaw Learning Task
What comes to mind when you hear the word energy? When an object has energy, it can make things happen. In other words, energy is the ability
to cause change. Energy comes in many forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, and many more. In this activity, your group
will become experts on a specific type of energy! You will create a poster following the guide below to accurately represent your specific type of
energy to the class. Make sure to include ALL areas below on your poster!
What are renewable resources?
_____________ is the
largest renewable
resource.
Renewable Resources
Draw a diagram demonstrating the energy
transformations that occur to obtain electrical
energy from the potential energy of water.
What is a large
disadvantage of
hydroelectricity?