Energy stores and transfers
Identify the main energy stores (kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic potential, thermal, chemical, nuclear, electromagnetic) and the pathways by which energy is transferred between stores (mechanically, electrically, by heating, by radiation)
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Energy stores and transfers means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- A small toy car or ball
- A ramp or book stack and a ruler
Extra for the adult
Worked example. A stronger push sends the car farther down the table than a gentle push.
Optional challenge. For Energy stores and transfers, add one harder example after success.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples Energy stores and transfers, not mastery.
Share and support
Family records and proof options
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Learning resources
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PhET Interactive Simulations · Practice link — not the full lesson
Energy Forms and Changes
Before you open · source notes
Energy Forms and Changes supports hands-on exploration for Energy stores and transfers. Not every lab worksheet.
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Before you openAsk the learner what they changed in the sim or page and what they observed.
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Source, access and review notes
Public PhET Interactive Simulations page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
PhET Interactive Simulations. “Energy Forms and Changes.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Names and describes at least five energy stores with a real-world example of each
- Identifies the energy stores at the start and end of a given process (e.g. a falling ball, a burning match)
- Describes the transfer pathway connecting two energy stores in a given scenario
- Traces energy through a system identifying all stores and transfers involved
“If your child watched a ball being thrown upward and then falling back down, could they describe what type of energy the ball has at the top of its arc and at the bottom — and explain what happened to the energy between those two points?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Energy
- Age range
- Ages 11–12
Standards