7th Grade Energy Include Energy Kinetic, Potential And Etc Lesson Plan Example

Topic: Energy include energy kinetic, potential and etc

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of energy and its various forms (kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, and chemical).
• Students will be able to explain how different activities and factors in daily life influence the amount of work observed from those activities.

Materials

• Bouncing balls (or any other objects that can be used to demonstrate the concept of kinetic energy)
• Risers or platforms of different heights (to demonstrate the concept of potential energy)
• Thermometers or temperature sensors (to demonstrate the concept of thermal energy)
• Light bulbs (to demonstrate the concept of electrical energy)
• Ice cubes or ice packs (to demonstrate the concept of chemical energy)
• Graph paper or any other tools for recording data

Warm-up

• Review the concept of energy and its various forms with the students.
• Ask the students to give examples of how they see energy in their everyday lives.
• Write the word energy on the board and ask the students to brainstorm different words that are related to energy.
• Discuss the various meanings of the word energy and how it can be applied to different aspects of our daily lives.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of energy and its various forms, including kinetic energy, potential energy, and internal energy.
• Using examples and demonstrations, explain how the different forms of energy are related and how they can be transformed into each other.
• Discuss the factors that influence the amount of work observed from various activities.

Guided Practice:

• Provide students with several examples of activities that can be conducted in the classroom or outdoors.
• Have students work in small groups to conduct the activities and observe the amount of work or energy expended in each case.
• Ask students to consider the factors that influence the amount and type of work observed in each case, and to make observations and predictions about how these factors influence the amount of work.
• Have each group present their findings to the class and discuss as a group.

Independent Practice:

• Have students choose an activity that they regularly participate in outside of school (e.g. playing sports, doing chores around the house, playing video games, etc.).
• Have them conduct a self-observation of the amount of work or energy expended during the activity, and create a visual representation (e.g. infographic, graph, etc.) of their findings.
• Have students share their visual representations with the class and discuss the results.

Closure:

• Review the types of energy discussed in the lesson (kinetic, potential, etc.) and have students give examples of each.
• Ask students to reflect on the importance of understanding energy and how it can affect the outcomes of our actions.

Assessment:

• Use the presentations and independent practice as assessment.
• Observe students during the guided practice and independent practice to evaluate understanding of the material covered in the lesson.