Energy: Light, Heat, & Sound

Science Works for Kids: Light, Heat, & Sound Energy

Energy: Light, Heat, & Sound covers these concepts:

• energy can move and change things
• energy exists in many forms
• light is energy you can see
• light moves in a straight line
• light can pass through some materials and is stopped by other materials
• light can be controlled by blocking a light source
• heat is energy you can feel
• heat can cause things to move and change
• heat travels from warm objects to cold ones
• heat can be controlled by containing it
• sound is energy you can hear
• sound energy is created by vibrating objects
• sound travels at different speeds through different materials
• sound can be controlled by changing the length of, or directing, sound waves
• light, heat, and sound can move and change matter

A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that students can understand. Each concept presented includes:

• teacher directions for lessons
• reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations

• Age Level = 6 and up
• Book Material = Paperback
• Book Publisher = Evan Moor Educational Publishers
• Book Series = Science Works
• Copyright = c1998
• Grade Level = 1-3
• Condition = New