Energy Teaching Resources
Explore energy in your science classroom with engaging activities, printable worksheets and more teacher resources aligned with the NGSS curriculum.
This collection of teacher-created resources covers everything you need to introduce primary students to sound, light, heat, electricity and so much more! Save time on your lesson plans with easily editable resources and differentiated options that have been carefully reviewed by the science teachers on the Teach Starter team to ensure they're ready for your classroom and your students.
Is this your first year engaging kids on the topic of energy? Or maybe you are just looking for fresh ideas? Read on for a help from our teacher team!
What Is Energy? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Ever wish you had a script handy to introduce any topic to your class for the first time? We hear you! The Teach Starter site is packed with kid-friendly definitions made just for teachers! Here's one that we use to explain what energy means to our students:
Energy is the ability to do work or cause change. It's found all around us — even when we can't see it — making things happen!
For example, energy is what makes a lightbulb glow or creates the sound we hear when we play a musical instrument.
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Recycling With Heat Worksheet
Explore how reversible and irreversible changes lend themself to recycling with a printable Recycling With Heat Worksheet.
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Energy Transformation Game - Matching
Observe and identify ways that devices transform energy with a printable Energy Transformation Game.
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Light Energy Task Cards
Review or assess student knowledge of light energy with a set of printable Light Energy Task Cards.
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Transformation of Energy Task Cards
Identify ways that energy changes forms with our printable set of Transformation of Energy Task Cards.
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Electrical Safety Task Cards
Encourage safe behaviors when dealing with electrical devices with our printable Electrical Safety Task Cards.
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Energy Transformation Quiz
Assess your students’ knowledge of how energy changes form with a printable Energy Transformation Quiz.
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Forms of Energy PowerPoint
Teach your students about energy types with an engaging Forms of Energy PowerPoint Presentation.
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Observing Temperature Changes - Moving Heat Experiment
Explore heat transfer and practice measuring temperature with a thermometer in this Moving Heat Experiment.
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Types of Heat Transfer Sorting Activity
Explore examples of conduction, convection, and radiation with an engaging Types of Heat Transfer Sorting Activity.
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How Does Heat Move? Experiment
Observe how heat moves in hot and cold water with an engaging How Does Heat Move? Experiment.
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Electricity Scavenger Hunt Activity Sheets
Explore and identify devices that use electricity to produce other types of energy with our Electricity Scavenger Hunt Worksheets.
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Echolocation Activity Sheets
Explore the benefits of sound on animal survival with a set of printable Echolocation Activity Sheets.
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Electrical Safety Quiz
Ensure students are aware of the hazards surrounding the use of electrical devices in the Science lab with an Electrical Safety Quiz.
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Animals Surviving With Sound Research Project
Assign an Animal Sound Research Project to encourage your students to explore how animals use sound to survive in the wild.
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Making Waves! Energy Transfer PowerPoint
Explore energy transfer through longitudinal and transverse waves with an interactive Energy Transfer PowerPoint.
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Seeking Sound Waves Experiment
Immerse your students in the study of sound and how it travels with our Seeking Sound Waves Experiment.
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Sound Energy Project (Rubber Band Musical Instruments)
Use this sound energy experiment to help your students create rubber band instruments and visualize sound using everyday items.
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Fascinating Facts About Sound Worksheet Pack
Use this sound energy worksheet pack to boost comprehension and teach your student some interesting facts about sound.
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Pitch and Volume Worksheets - Cut and Paste
Cut and sort examples of high and low pitch and volume with our printable Pitch and Volume Worksheets.
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Sound Scavenger Hunt Activity Sheets (Pitch & Volume)
Explore pitch and volume with Sound Scavenger Hunt Activity Sheets.
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Sound Energy Activity Sheets
Explore sound energy, pitch, and volume with a variety of Sound Energy Activity Sheets.
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Circuit Diagram Symbols Poster
Explore the range of symbols used for drawing circuit diagrams with a printable Circuit Diagram Symbols Poster.
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Energy Transfer Task Cards - Waves
Explore energy transfer, wave types, and how energy moves through different mediums with printable Energy Transfer Task Cards.
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Types of Waves Anchor Chart Pack
Explore how energy moves in waves with a printable Transverse and Longitudinal Waves Anchor Chart.
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Stopping Sound! Insulator Experiment
Explore and test materials to determine their effectiveness with an engaging Sound Insulator Experiment.
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Observing Conduction Experiment - Thermal Energy
Teach students to make predictions about and observe thermal energy transfer through this conduction experiment.
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Exploring Sound Energy Experiments
Explore how sound works with an engaging set of Sound Energy Experiments!
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Light Energy Brochure - Opaque, Transparent and Translucent Materials
Explore transparent, translucent, and opaque materials with a printable Light Energy Brochure Template.
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Bats and Echolocation Worksheets - Comprehension
Read and learn about how bats use echolocation to navigate and find food with a printable Echolocation Worksheet Pack.
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Energy Output Worksheet Pack
Explore electrical devices and the energy they produce with a printable Energy Output Worksheet Pack
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Newton's Laws of Motion Poster
Introduce the laws of motion and energy transfer with a printable Newton’s Laws of Motion Poster.
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Light and Sound Waves - Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Explore the movement of light and sound waves in thunderstorms with a printable Light and Sound Wave Reading Comprehension Worksheet.