PRIMARY UNIT PLAN ENERGY

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Energy

Objectives

To know the concept of energy and its sources
To know the properties of energy
To know and know how to differentiate between renewable and non-renewable energy sources
To generate ideas and reflection on renewable and non-renewable energy sources and the environment.

Duration

6 to 8 weeks

Learning sessions

Energy I
Sources of energy II
Properties of energy III

Renewable and non-renewable sources and the environment IV

Plan

Energy

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Plan

Evaluation criteria

Understands the concept of energy; is able to analyze graphic resources related to energy.
Understands and is able to reflect on and communicate the different properties of energy and its consequences in the environment.
Makes presentations, draws conclusions, shares with the group.
Understands and appreciates renewable and non-renewable energies and their effect on our environment. Adequately answers questions and develops concepts.

Evaluation evidence

Energy

Learning objectives

Understand the concept of energy and its sources

Know and be able to differentiate between the ources of renewable and non-renewable energy

Evaluate the use of energies and how they affect our environment

Know and be able to differentiate between the material's properties and shapes

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Learning sessions

Aquí

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What is energy?

What do we already know?

Watch the video carefully, and note the types of energy you see.

We see a process where each action produces a change, which produces another change, and another...

What happens to the initial energy of the marbles falling down the pipe?

What conclusions can you draw from what happens?

Reflect and share your impressions with the class

Energy challenge

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To warm up a little...

an energetic challenge

Energy challenge

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What produces energy in the materials in our environment?

changes

heat

light

Energy challenge

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INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

What is the most powerful source of energy that gives us warmth and light every day?

the Earth

the sun

fire

Energy challenge

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INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

It is a source of life and a source of clean and unlimited energy from which we can extract electricity. What is it?

heat energy

the sea

water

Energy challenge

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INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

What is the natural source of the energy that drives the mills that produce electricity or grind grain?

the sun

the air

the wind

Energy challenge

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INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

What is the source of the energy that drives most cars, airplanes, and ships?

gas

heat

petrol

Energy challenge

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INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Here are your results

0/5 Correct

Batteries running low! Let's try again!

1/5 Correct

Hmm... we need more energy! Let's try again.

2/5 Correct

Halfway there! You can do it!

3/5 Correct

You're lighting up!

4/5 Correct

Pure energy! Keep it up!

5/5 Correct

You're a whizz!

Energy challenge

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Wind is a clean source of energy

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Water is a clean source of energy

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The biggest source of energy is the sun

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Energy produces changes

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Petroleum-derived energies drive most of our vehicles

Key ideas - What do we know about energy?

Energy challenge

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That's right!

Energy is the ability of matter to produce changes.

The sun is a huge source of energy.

The energy that the sun provides to the Earth is much greater than that consumed by humankind. In addition, the sun is the engine of other renewable energies, wind, waves, biomass... all originate from the continuous action of the sun's rays.

Water is fundamental for life on Earth and also for many human activities. Since ancient times, the force of water in motion has been harnessed for its ability to generate, change, and work, that is, for the energy it produces. Mills that harness the power of water are a good example of machines that have been used by humans since ancient times. In flour mills, running water turns a wheel with a grinding wheel or circular stone that, when rotating on another fixed grinding wheel, grinds the grain that is transformed into flour. This type of mill was also used to obtain paper pulp and in the textile industry. With the appearance of the electric generator and the development of the turbine, waterfalls began to have another function: the production of electricity.

The energy produced by the use of the force of the wind is called wind energy and was one of the first sources of energy used by humankind. For example, sailing ships and windmills are the first manifestations of the energetic use of wind energy. Nowadays, windmills transform the mechanical energy of rotation into electrical energy through wind turbines.

From crude oil, From crude oil, we obtain gasoline, diesel, and heating fuels, as well as waxes, plastics, and fertilizers. These fuels are a great source of energy. Because they are mostly liquid, they can be easily transported. It is currently the most widely used form of energy, as cars, ships, airplanes, and many machines use it. Unfortunately, it is the most contaminating form of energy production.

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Space Station

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Different types of energy

Intergalactic challenge!!

Work in teams

Sig is an incredible being; he may seem frightening but the truth is that he is a calm, intelligent, sensitive being, and ... like us, he feeds on energy. But energy in its purest state.

To learn more about Sig, explore the icons on his picture.

Sig has arrived on our planet and doesn't know what kind of energy he can eat, he is really desperate and needs our help.

Sigfrid is hungry!!!

An intergalactic challenge

Types of energy

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Sig travels in time and space at the speed of light, but certain turbulence caused by the black hole at the center of our galaxy caused him to lose his balance and fall to Earth. It has taken him a long time to have a visible spectrum that allows us to see him, but at last he has achieved it, through light energy.

Now he is very weak, because he has tried to absorb any kind of energy possible and some of it has been harmful to him He is asking for our help to be able to continue his journey. Come on, we can't let him fade away and not reach his destination. I'm sure he'll be eternally grateful and will send us messages from his world.

What questions can we ask Sig to find out what type of energy there is on his planet? Which types of energy does Sig know?

In his world, Sig feeds on different types of energies, but here he's having trouble identifying which ones he can and can't eat.

To find out more about the energies in Sig's world:

In pairs, prepare a list of questions to interview Sig.
One of you will be the researcher and the other will be Sig, who will answer the questions and give us clues.

What can we do to save him?

Types of energy

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To discover the types of energy we can offer Sig, we must take certain requirements into account. Click on each image to discover them.

What can he eat?

What CAN'T he eat?

How can we make food for Sig?

More clues to solve the challenge

Types of energy

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Sig only eats clean energies that produce heat and light.

Sig can't stomach toxic waste. We could say that any type of waste that hurts the balance of our planet would also hurt Sig very much.

We could also look at how to transform certain energies into light and heat, but .... BE CAREFUL!!! it must be a transformation that does not produce toxic waste for Sig.

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What types of energy do we have on our planet?

Types of energy

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Electrical energy

Chemical energy

Atomic energy

Light energy

Chemical energy is stored in some substances, such as food, fuels, and explosives. It is also stored in objects such as batteries. We are able to carry out our daily activities thanks to the chemical energy provided by food.

Heat or thermal energy

Mechanical energy

Light energy

is the energy that light has. It's what plants use for photosynthesis and what makes vision possible.

Heat or thermal energy:

is the energy that passes from a body that is hot to a body that is colder.

The mechanical energy of a body is its ability to produce motion. There are two types of mechanical energy, potential energy, and kinetic energy. The mechanical energy of a body is the result of potential energy and kinetic energy. There are thousands of examples, for example, wind energy and hydraulic energy are types of mechanical energy.

Nuclear or atomic energy is the energy contained in substances such as uranium or plutonium. A small amount of these substances contains a lot of energy.

Electrical energy is the energy that causes lightning or circulates through wires and runs many machines and appliances.

assignment

Have you got all the information you need to make a great meal for poor little Sig?

What's your strategy?

You don't eat energy?!

In teams, organize the information and show us the menu!

If you click the assignment button you'll find a guide to help you organize your work.

Figured it out?

Types of energy

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Get your team together and prepare a presentation to answer the following questions:

1. What can we give Sig to eat? Let's make a nice varied menu.

2. Where can we get it from?

3. Can we produce it? How?

4. Can we store it so that he always has food? How?

Don't forget to document your conclusions well.

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Learning sessions

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Energy and its properties

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Space Station

Look at the image and watch the video.

How many types of energy can you identify?

What happens with the energy?

What property do you think the energy has?

Energy is the capacity of matter to produce change.

conclusion

but...

what are its properties?

Energy and its propeties

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Energy changes constantly and transforms and it is during this transformation that the different forms of energy and the changes it produces in matter are manifested.

In the video we see how the heat energy of combustion is transformed into mechanical energy and shows us how this mechanical energy can be used in different ways, also to produce electricity.

heat energy

mechanical energy

Watch the videos. Each one shows us a particular property of energy.

Discover the properties of energy

Discover the different properties of energy and share your findings and the information you have gathered with the class.

Storing

Energy and its propeties

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The journey of electricity

The locomotive

Heat

La energía química está almacenada en algunas sustancias, como los alimentos, los combustibles, y los explosivos. También en objetos como las pilas y las baterías. Las personas somos capaces de realizar nuestras actividades diarias gracias a la energía química que nos proporcionan los alimentos.

Hover over each eye to discover the definition of each of the properties.

Transformation

Transmission

Transport

Storage

In pairs, find examples for each of the properties.

Energy and its propeties

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Transfer of energy: Energy is transferred from one body to another by various means. For example, heat energy from the Sun is transferred by radiation to sea water, in the form of heat, increasing its temperature (i.e. warming it up). Another example: when we rub our hands together, part of our energy is transferred in the form of motion to our hands (work), and part is transferred in the form of heat.

Transformation of energy: As we have seen: energy is neither created nor destroyed, but transformed. The ability to transform one energy into another is one of the properties of energy. In our example, we see how thermal or heat energy produces mechanical energy and allows the movement of the locomotive. Or for example the generation of electricity.

Energy can be transported: Perhaps the best example is the one we see in the video, which directly influences our daily lives. Energy is transported by conductive means from the generation centers to our homes by means of a network of grids.

Energy can be stored: That is to say, it is capable of accumulating and transforming itself in a place to be used later. This property is fundamental because it allows us to make better use of energy. Batteries are a good example, but there are many others, some of which are being developed right now so that we can make more efficient use of clean energy.

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Check what you know

Energy and its properties

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What are the properties of energy?

Energy and its properties

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Energy can be transformed, transferred, transported, stored

Energy is electrical, heatable, and stays in motion.

Energy takes the form of the container that contains it.

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

What transformation occurs in a steam engine?

Solar energy heats water that is transformed into electricity in a motor that drives the locomotive.

The thermal energy produced by the coal heats water, which evaporates. The pressurized steam produces mechanical energy and drives the machine.

Energy and its properties

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Heat energy is transformed into chemical energy.

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

What transformations does the energy undergo in a hydroelectric power plant?

Energy and its properties

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The mechanical energy of moving water is transformed into electrical energy.

Mechanical wind energy moves water and produces electrical energy.

The heat energy of water is transformed into thermal energy.

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

How is energy transformed in a solar panel?

Energy and its properties

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In a solar panel, the light energy from the sun is transformed into electrical energy and the thermal energy radiated by the sun can be used for heating or hot water.

In a solar panel, the sun's heat is transformed into electrical energy.

In a solar panel, the sun's heat heats the water, which turns into steam and drives a turbine that produces electricity and also heats the water.

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Sesión de
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0/3 Correct

Try again!

1/3 Correct

More fuel for the motor!

2/3 Correct

Almost there!

3/3 Correct

Pure energy!

Energy and its properties

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Here are your results

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Renewable and non-renewable energies

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Non-renewable sources

Humans use a lot of electrical and mechanical energy in our daily lives. Where do we get it from? Depending on their origin, we can classify them as energies from renewable and non-renewable sources.

Renewable sources

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Renewable and

non-renewable energies

Renewable energy sources are those that do not run out because they are constantly produced in nature. The sun, wind, water, the Earth's internal heat, and biomass are renewable sources of energy. Renewable sources usually produce clean energy that does not harm the planet.

Non-renewable energy sources are limited natural resources, which can be depleted. They are fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, and coal, as well as minerals such as uranium and plutonium. Non-renewable sources usually produce some kind of polluting waste that damages the planet.

Look at the picture and explore the different energy sources

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Renewable and

non-renewable energies

Fossil fuels are natural gas and oil. Natural gas, coal, and petroleum derivatives are used in thermal power plants or in industry to produce electricity or to operate various types of machinery.

The gasoline that powers most of the vehicles we use for transportation is extracted from petroleum.

Other non-renewable sources of energy are uranium and plutonium.

Uranium and plutonium are ores used to produce nuclear reactions. Nuclear power plants produce electricity from atomic or nuclear energy. Atomic energy is also used in certain engines such as submarines. Although atomic energy does not produce pollutants like fossil fuels, its waste is very dangerous, and accidents in an atomic power plant can cause irreparable damage, as in the case of Chernobyl (Ukraine) or Fukushima (Japan).

Solar energy

The sun is a renewable energy source. Electrical energy produced from photovoltaic panels is clean energy. Sunlight is captured by photovoltaic panels and transformed into electrical energy. The sun's heat is also captured by solar collectors. It is used for heating or hot water and can be transformed into electrical energy.

Wind energy

Wind is a renewable energy source and the energy it produces is clean. Wind possesses mechanical energy, which is capable of moving objects such as windmill blades or sailboats. Wind turbines are large windmills that produce electrical energy when they are turned by the wind.

Hydraulic energy

Water is a renewable energy source and the energy it produces is clean. Water possesses mechanical energy, which is capable of moving objects such as turbines or mills of different types. This energy is called hydraulic energy or hydropower. Hydroelectric power plants are installed along rivers, where the mechanical energy of water is transformed into electrical energy. Electricity can also be produced from the mechanical energy of the waves or tides of the sea, this is called tidal energy.

Dam to produce electric power
Installation for the production of tidal electric energy

Fossil fuels, such as coal, natural gas and oil.

Coal and natural gas are used in thermal power plants or in industry to produce electricity or to operate various types of machinery. They are also used for heating homes.

Petroleum and its derivatives such as diesel are used as fuels for most means of transportation and also for heating homes.

Biomass

They are all the waste products of living beings, such as wood, straw, livestock feces. This biomass possesses chemical energy. From biomass it is possible to obtain electrical energy or thermal energy and can even be transformed into fuel for automobiles.

The Earth's internal heat

The Earth has heat energy in its interior, called geothermal energy. This type of energy can be used directly to heat water or to heat homes, or it can be transformed into electrical energy.

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Renewable and

non-renewable energies

What's the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources?

Renewable energy sources are based on fossil fuels.

Renewable energy sources are those that produce clean energy, but can be depleted.

Renewable sources are inexhaustible and non-renewable sources come from limited resources that are depleting.

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Renewable and

non-renewable energies

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Click on the renewable energy source

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Renewable and

non-renewable energies

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Think carefully, which of these energy sources is more respectful of our environment?

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

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Renewable and

non-renewable energies

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0/3 Correct

Try again!

1/3 Correct

You can do better!

2/3 Correct

So close!

3/3 Correct

Incredible!

Here are your results

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Renewable and

non-renewable energies

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So, what have you learned about energy?

Energy

Chemical

Chemical changes

Nuclear

Electricity

the ability of matter to produce changes in itself or its surroundings

Mechanical

Movement

Electrical

Electricity

Light

Heat or thermal

Heat

Thes are the forms of energy:

Renewable

Non-renewable

water

the sun

can produce

its sources can be

stores

transports

transforms

transfers

the Earth's internal heat

Fossil fuels: coal, natural gas and oil

Minerals such as uranium and plutonium, which are used in nuclear power plants

wind

biomass

the properties of energy

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Check what you've learned

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What is energy?

It is the electricity and heat produced by matter.

It is the movement on Earth.

It is the capacity of matter to produce changes.

Closing

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Exactly, energy is the capacity of bodies to do work and produce changes in themselves or in other bodies. The concept of energy is defined as the ability to make things work.

Correct!

What are the renewable energy sources?

The sun, the universe, and electricity

Sun, water, wind, the internal heat of the earth, and biomass

Fossil fuels and atomic energy

Closing

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Yes! Renewable energy sources are those that regenerate and do not run out.

Correct!

What is the property of energy that allows us to warm ourselves in the sun?

The ability to transfer from one body to another

The ability to transform from light to heat

Light energy

Closing

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Yes! The ability to transfer from one body to another is a property of energy. It can be transferred by conduction, radiation or convection. In the example of warming ourselves in the sun, the sun radiates thermal energy and our body receives it in the form of heat.

Correct!

Why is the sun the most important source of energy on Earth?

Because we extract electrical energy from it with solar panels.

Because it gives us daylight.

Because in addition to radiating thermal and light energy, its energy regulates winds, ecosystems and allows life on earth.

Closing

Yes, the sun is the most important source of energy because in addition to giving us light and heat, it is the origin of many other phenomena on earth that produce energy.

Correct!

Which of these properties is the one that allows us to produce electrical energy from water?

The ability to radiate energy from a body

The ability to transform

The ability to produce heat

Closing

INTÉNTALO DE NUEVO...

Correct!

That's right! The mechanical energy of falling water, which we call hydraulic energy, moves the turbine blades of a generator, producing electrical energy. In other words, thanks to the property that energy has of transforming itself, we obtain electrical energy from water.

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Think carefully. I'm sure if you've been paying attention you know the answers!

0/5 Correct

Where did you get lost?

You landed!

1/5 Correct

Batteries need to be recharged!

2/5 Correct

Getting there!

3/5 Correct

Warming up!

4/5 Correct

So close!

5/5 Correct

Amazing!

Here are your results

Self evaluation

I have understood the concept of energy.

I have understood and identified the properties of energy.

I have learned how the properties of energy allow us to produce different energies for our consumption.

I understand the energy transformations in a power plant, a steam engine, and a wind turbine.

I can tell renewable energy sources from non-renewable ones.

I can identify the different sources of energy.

Reflect on your learning - to respond, drag the icon that best describes your impression into each box.

Great job!!

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