Write It! Station DirectionsIt is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!

Answer each of the task card questions on the lab sheet in complete sentences.

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Describe the energy transformation in a windmill.

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

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Provide an example of a household item and describe the energy transformations that it undergoes.

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Assess It! Station DirectionsIt is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!

Each member will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the AssessIt! section.

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What is the correct energy transformation in a flashlight?

A. Electrical>mechanical>lightB. Mechanical>sound>electricalC. Chemical>light>electricalD. C

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What is the correct energy transformation in a hot air balloon?

A. Kinetic>mechanical>lightB. Mechanical>sound>electricalC. Chemical>thermal>kineticD. Chemical>electrical>thermal

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What is the correct energy transformation in a hydropower dam?

A. Kinetic>mechanical>lightB. Mechanical>sound>electricalC. Potential>mechanical>electric

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Which energy type is missing from the solar panel? > electrical

A. radiantB. thermalC. nuclearD. potential

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Read It! Station DirectionsEach member of the group will read the passage and answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Read It! section.

It is important to remember that the answers will come directly from the reading passage.

Energy TransformationsWind turbines are like airplanes running on the spot—spinning round but going nowhere. They're serving a very useful purpose, however.There's energy locked in wind and these giant propellers can capture some of it and turn it instantly into electricity. Have you ever stopped to wonder how wind turbines work? Let's take a closer look!

A turbine is a machine that spins around in a moving fluid (liquid or gas) and catches some of the energy passing by. All sorts of machines use turbines, from jet engines to hydroelectric power plants and from diesel railroad locomotives to windmills. Even a child's toy windmill is a simple form of turbine.

The huge rotor blades (propellers) on the front of a wind turbine are the "turbine" part. As wind passes by, the kinetic energy (energy of movement) it contains makes the blades spin around (usually quite slowly). The blades have a special curved shape so they capture as much energy from the wind as possible.

Although we talk about "wind turbines," the turbine is only one of the three main parts inside these giant machines. The second part is a gearbox whose gears convert the slow speed of the spinning blades into higher-speed rotary motion—turning the drive shaft quickly enough to power the electricity generator.The generator is the third main part of a turbine and it's exactly like an enormous, scaled-up version of the dynamo on abicycle. When you ride abicycle, the dynamo touching the back wheel spins around and generates enoughelectricity to make a lamp light up. The same thing happens in a wind turbine, only the "dynamo" generator is driven by the turbine's rotor blades instead of by a bicycle wheel, and the "lamp" is a light in someone'shome dozens of miles away.

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Which of the following would be classified as a turbine?

A. A lever that allows a switch to be turned on

B. A battery pack used to store energy

C. A water wheel used to convert moving water into electrical energy

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Which energy type is missing in the windmill energy transformation?

Kinetic (wind) > > Electrical

A. MechanicalB. SoundC. LightD. Solar

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What kind of energy is found in the gearbox?

What is this article mostly about?

A. lightB. mechanicalC. electricalD. potential

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A. Why wind is important for our future

B. How generators created energy

C. Why windmills are dangerous to birds

D. How a windmill works

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Watch It! Station DirectionsEach member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1

Complete the task cards in order.

Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Watch It! section of the lab sheet.

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YouTube: https://goo.gl/RfukBY Goo.gl: https://goo.gl/xnmTj9 URL is case-sensitive

1. Click Play on the video.2. Answer questions from

cards#2-3 on your lab sheet

YouTube

List 6 different types of energy that are found in the video.

List 4 different energy transformation examples from the video.Be specific and include what is happening also.

Research It! Station DirectionsEach member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1

Complete the task cards in order.

Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Research It! section.

1.Go to

Click NEXT and try to complete each of the energy flows.Use your lab sheet tocomplete each of the

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Explore It! Station Directions

One member of the group will read the task cards in order. The group will be responsible for completing each of the tasks that are being read.

Each member of the group will then write their conclusions down on the lab sheet in the Explore It! section.

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1. Use only the necessary cards in front of you to show how the energy flows in a gas powered car.

2. Write your energy transformation on your lab sheet

The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.

There are many types of energy including mechanical (kinetic), radiant (light), thermal (heat), electrical, chemical, nuclear, and

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When energy flows from one type to another this is called an energy transformation.

Use the examples on the next card to see if you can create the energy transformations with the

cards (cards will be reused). Write them on your lab sheet.

1. Electric Car2. Curling Iron3. Battery-powered radio4. Hydropower Dam5. Using an unplugged iPhone

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Chemical Energy

Mechanical Energy

Thermal Energy

Sound Energy

Radiant Energy

Electrical Energy

Nuclear Energy

Illustrate It! Station Directions

Each member of the group will draw a quick sketch on the lab sheet that shows they understand the concept that is being taught.

Use the colored pencils and markers that are provided.

The directions for the sketch are provided on the task card at the table.

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Illustrate It! Station DirectionsDraw a picture of 3 different objects you would find at school and list out each of the energy transformations.

Be sure to use the correct vocabulary: radiant (light), thermal (heat), sound, electrical, mechanical, potential, kinetic

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Organize It! Station DirectionsIt is recommended that you have completed at least twoof the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!

Each group will organize the cards. Each of the cards will be used. Once you are complete please complete the organize it section on your lab sheet.

Please mix up the cards again before the next group arrives at this station.

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Electric Lamp

Hair Dryer

Television

Battery-powered Flashlight

Ceiling Fan

Electrical > Radiant > Heat

Electrical > Sound Electrical >

Thermal

Electrical > Light Electrical >

Sound

Chemical > Electrical > Light

Electrical > Mechanical

Energy Transformations Name Explore It!

Task Card #1

Task Card #4 Electric Car – Curling Iron –Battery-powered Radio – Hydropower Dam – iPhone –

Write It!Task Card #1:

Task Card #2:

Task Card #3:

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Energy Transformations

Illustrate It!

Name

Assess It!#1 #3

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Read It!#1 #3

#2 #4

Research It!Task Card #1:Sun > > > > Music Wind > > > > AirRiver > > > > > Cool Air Gas > > > Hot Air BalloonSun > > > > Car

Organize It!Lamp –Hairdryer – Television

– Flashlight –Ceiling Fan -

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Energy Transformations Name

Watch It!Task Card #2:

Task Card #3: