Kinetic or Potential Energy Sort
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4th Grade Kinetic and Potential Energy Worksheets
4th grade kinetic and potential energy worksheets: sorting examples, a roller coaster diagram, energy changes on a ramp and a swing, a ball drop investigation and a check.
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Kinetic and Potential Energy worksheets to download
Roller Coaster Energy
4th grade roller coaster energy worksheet: read a track with points A to E and answer six questions on potential, kinetic and heat energy.
Energy on a Swing
4th grade energy on a swing: label three swing positions as mostly potential or kinetic, circle the fastest point and finish a word bank paragraph.
Ball Drop Investigation
4th grade ball drop investigation: drop a ball from four heights, record bounce heights, graph the averages and explain potential and kinetic energy.
Energy Changes at the Skate Park Reading
4th grade energy reading: follow Lucas on a skate park ramp as potential energy turns to kinetic, heat and sound. Eight questions, answer key included.
Kinetic and Potential Energy Check
4th grade kinetic and potential energy check: five multiple-choice questions, six K or P examples and a short answer on a ball rolling down a hill.
Curriculum objectives covered
4-PS3-1
“Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.”
4-PS3-2
“Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.”
RI.4.1
“Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
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