Forms of Energy

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📚 Part 1: Knowledge Check

WALT: We Are Learning To identify and describe common forms of energy and give everyday examples.

Success criteria: I can list at least three forms of energy and match each to a real-world example.

Differentiation: Visual aids and sentence starters available; work in pairs if needed. Extension: research one energy source (e.g., geothermal) for homework.

1. Which of these is NOT a form of energy?

Kinetic

Potential

Colour

Chemical

2. A stretched rubber band stores which form of energy?

Kinetic energy

Elastic potential energy

Thermal energy

Electrical energy

3. Which is the main form of energy in a boiling kettle?

Thermal (heat)

Chemical

Potential

Kinetic

4. Check all items that are examples of chemical energy:

Food

Battery (stored energy)

A moving bicycle

The Sun

5. Match each form of energy (left) with the best example (right). Draw lines between columns.

A. Kinetic energy

B. Potential energy

C. Thermal energy

D. Chemical energy

E. Electrical energy

1. Toasting bread in a toaster

2. A rock at the top of a cliff

3. A flowing river turning a turbine

4. A charged battery powering a torch

5. A hot cup of tea

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Application

6. List three different forms of energy and give one everyday example for each.

1. Form: _________ Example: ____________________________

2. Form: _________ Example: ____________________________

3. Form: _________ Example: ____________________________

7. Explain, in two sentences, how energy changes when a bicycle rolls down a hill.

8. Practical drawing: Draw and label a simple diagram showing one energy transformation (for example: battery → torch → light and heat).

Extension (Advanced learners): Choose one energy source (e.g., geothermal, solar, wind, fossil fuels). Write one sentence about how it is used in Aotearoa New Zealand and one sentence about one advantage and one disadvantage.

Teacher note: Collect worksheets to check the success criteria. Use prompts: “One example of kinetic energy is…” and sentence starters for learners who need support.