Forms of Energy Grade 3
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Forms of Energy Grade 3
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Lisa Stahll
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This quiz focuses on forms of energy, specifically designed for elementary students learning to identify and distinguish between different types of energy and their properties. The content is appropriate for grade 3, as indicated by the straightforward multiple-choice format and concrete, observable examples that young learners can relate to from their daily experiences. Students need to understand the fundamental concept that energy is the ability to do work, and they must be able to categorize energy into its basic forms: light, sound, heat/thermal, electrical, and mechanical energy. The quiz also introduces beginning concepts about light behavior, including how light travels in straight lines, how shadows form when light paths are blocked, and the difference between reflection and refraction. Students must connect real-world examples like campfires, stoves, mirrors, and televisions to their corresponding energy types, demonstrating their ability to apply scientific vocabulary to familiar situations. Created by Lisa Stahll, a Science teacher in the US who teaches grades 2 and 4. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for measuring student understanding of foundational energy concepts through practical applications and everyday examples. Teachers can use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student comprehension before moving to more complex energy transformations, or as a summative review after completing an energy unit. It works effectively as a homework assignment, warm-up activity, or review session before standardized testing. The quiz aligns with Next Generation Science Standards 5-PS1-3, which addresses energy transfer and the ability to make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties, and supports the foundational understanding required for more advanced energy concepts students will encounter in middle school physical science courses.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
1. A student uses a mirror and a flashlight. What type of energy is the student exploring?
light energy
sound energy
electrical energy
mechanical energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
2. There are many sources of heat in our homes. Which one is the BEST example of heat energy?
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The music that high school band plays at the football games is a form of what energy?
light energy
heat energy
thermal energy
sound energy
Tags
NGSS.1-PS4-1
NGSS.1-PS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This form of energy is created using heat.
thermal
light
sound
mechanical
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Light travels in a _________line.
zig-zag
down
straight
curved
Tags
NGSS.1-PS4-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A campfire is an example of which two forms of energy?
light and sound
heat and light
sound and motion
light and mechanical
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is NOT a form of energy?
light
sound
electrical
plastic
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