1. Energy and You School/program name Date

2. Background Information (for facilitator) Less than 100 years ago, many people did not have electricity in their homes. Today however, nearly every aspect of our lives depends on an uninterrupted supply of electricity. By far, most of our electricity comes from the burning of coal. Other fossil fuels—petroleum and natural gas—are used to help find and extract most of the other resources we use, as well as to provide for most of our transportation needs. All forms of energy can be categorized as either potential energy or kinetic energy. Potential energy is the energy an object has as a result of its position or structure. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, whether on an atomic or an astronomical scale. To generate electricity, kinetic energy (such as the flowing water that causes a turbine to spin) is used to move a magnet across a coil of wire. The movement of the magnetic field causes a flow of electrons in the wire, generating electricity. The law of conservation of energy tells us that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. When one form of energy is transformed into another, some of the original energy is “lost” as waste heat, but the total amount of energy in the system remains constant. For example, when an electronic device is used, some of the electricity flowing through the conducting materials is converted into heat, and escapes the device.

3. Agenda Opening (30 minutes) Setting the Stage (15 minutes) Cyber Investigation (30 minutes) Activity: Energy All Around You (45 minutes) Break (15 minutes) Activity: Potential Energy of Marbles (20 minutes) Activity: A Simple Circuit (60 minutes) Lunch (30 minutes) Recess: Charged Balloon Multiple Choice (30 minutes) STEM-tastic Careers (30 minutes) Engineering Challenge: Long Way to Light a Light Bulb (75 minutes) Mind Snacks (15 minutes) STEM Camp Notebook Reflection (10 minutes) Wrap Up (5 minutes) Dive Into Digital Project (60 minutes)

4. Learning Objectives To describe the various forms of energy To explain how one form of energy can be transformed into another To distinguish between kinetic and potential energy

5. Today’s Vocabulary Light Energy Energy Mechanical Energy Chemical Energy Potential Energy Kinetic Energy Electrical System Energy Transfer Electrical Engineer

6. Setting the Stage

7. How do you use energy in your everyday life? Video: A Look at Energy

8. Cyber Investigation

9. Activity: Energy All Around You

10. Cyber Investigation

11. Activity: Potential Energy of Marbles

12. Activity: A Simple Circuit

13. STEMtastic Careers

14. What type of educational background would you need to become an electrical engineer? How does the work that electrical engineers do affect you life? What are some of the skills you would need to have to be a good electrical engineer? What is an interesting aspect of the work that electrical engineers do? Video: Electrical Engineer

15. Engineering Challenge: Long Way to Light a Light Bulb

16. Mind Snacks

17. Notebook Reflection How many different forms of energy do you benefit from during a typical day? What are the most common energy conversions you use during a typical day?

18. Wrap Up

19. Think about this… How are fission and fusion different?