Energy Transfer Cards

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Energy Transfer Cards: Large header 'ENERGY TRANSFER CARDS' with three numbered steps (Cut / Match / Explain). Grid of dotted-line cut-out cards: each card shows a green 'FROM' label + energy type name, a representative icon, a small green arrow, a blue 'TO' label + destination energy type name. Examples visible include Chemical → Electrical, Electrical → Light, Electrical → Kinetic, Chemical → Thermal, Light → Chemical, Gravitational Potential → Kinetic, Kinetic → Thermal, Sound → Electrical,...

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This A4 printable provides a bank of cut-out cards that pair an energy store/type (labelled 'FROM') with a resulting energy type (labelled 'TO') using icons and short labels, plus a row of definition (WORD) cards. It is designed to support hands-on matching, sorting and explanation activities so students practise identifying energy stores and describing transfers in real-world examples. The sheet also includes step instructions (Cut / Match / Explain) so students know to cut out the cards, match transfers to examples and use the vocabulary to explain the processes.

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