Grade 6 · Science · Lesson 12

Energy forms and transformations

Energy is everywhere. The sun warms your face, your phone buzzes in your pocket, a kicked ball flies through the air, a lamp lights up your desk, a song plays from a speaker. All of these involve ENERGY — the ability to do work or cause a change. The amazing thing is that energy comes in different FORMS, and one form can change into another. A solar panel turns light into electricity. A battery turns chemicals into motion. A drum turns motion into sound. Energy never disappears — it just transforms.

What this lesson teaches

1Name the six common forms of energy
2Describe what each form of energy does
3Identify energy transformations in everyday devices
4Explain that energy is conserved when it changes form

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