Building an energy-converting device
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Building an energy-converting device 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 battery, bulb, and wires OR a warm/cool cup comparison setup
- Paper for a simple energy-path note
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Battery → wires → bulb: chemical energy becomes light (and some heat).
Optional challenge. For Building an energy-converting device, add one harder example after success.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples Building an energy-converting device, not mastery.
Share and support
Family records and proof options
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Practice this concept
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Learning resources
Extra practice links — they do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
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 Building an energy-converting device. Not every lab worksheet.
Free interactive page, no sign-in required for the tested path.
Before you openAsk the learner what they changed in the sim or page and what they observed.
Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.
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
- Design a device that converts one form of energy to another (e.g. electrical to light, kinetic to sound)
- Build, test, and identify what works well and what needs improvement
- Explain the energy conversion taking place in the device
“Could your child design and build a simple device — like a rubber-band car or a solar oven — that changes energy from one form to another?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Energy
- Age range
- Ages 9–12
Standards