Science·Energy·procedural
Building an energy-converting device
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another
Suggested ages 9–10
Learning journey
Your child is exploring how energy works — understanding how it moves between objects, changes from one form to another, and can be transferred through sound, light, heat, and electricity.
Evidence of 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
Assessment prompt
Could Building an energy-converting device design and build a simple device — like a rubber-band car or a solar oven — that changes energy from one form to another?
Standards alignment
4-PS3-4US · ngss-k5
4-PS3-4
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5