Energizing Everything

Why do Olympic athletes usually eat a lot of food for breakfast?

• Food provides energy and they need a lot of energy so they can move quickly.

• Olympic athletes are not allowed to eat dinner, so they only eat breakfast.

• The food always has lots of sugar that is used as energy.

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Circle the objects where energy is being stored. Draw a box around the images that show energy being released.

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Amy, Claire, and Pat are in a slingshot competition to see who can make a marble travel the fastest. Whose marble do you think will travel the fastest? Why? Explain in terms of energy.

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Mateo, Katy, and Robb are competing in a sled race. By looking at the picture, who will get to trees first? Why? Explain your answer in terms of energy.

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Look at the 3 roller coasters. The picture shows you their first hill. Which roller coaster will go the fastest? Why? Explain in terms of energy.

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Could you create a domino chain reaction if your dominoes were set up like this (horizontally) and you gave the smallest one a push? Why or why not?

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You created a flashlight using aluminum to connect a battery and lightbulb. Why was aluminum a good material to use?

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Name 4 things that will stop working if there was a blackout

Energy comes in many forms

• True

• False

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Cars that use gasoline move by burning fuel that...

• releases energy from height

• releases electrical energy

• releases heat energy

• stores energy in batteries

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