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Week 05 · Where Energy Comes From

Launch Lab

Launch Lab: Energy saver team
// Renewable and nonrenewable resources
⏱ about 15 min

Launch Lab: Energy saver team

Rocket walks into the den. The TV is on, but nobody is watching. Two lamps glow in an empty room.

"This energy is just leaking away," he says.

Raven grabs a notepad. "Let's be an energy saver team. What do you notice that is on but not needed?"

Nova blinks her lights off, then on. "My hint," she says. "Every bit of energy we save means fewer resources used."

  1. Energy and fuels come from natural resources.
  2. Renewable resources, like sun, wind and moving water, are replaced by nature.
  3. Fossil fuels formed over millions of years, so they are nonrenewable.
  4. Every energy source affects the environment in some way.
  5. The Sun is the original source of nearly all the energy we use.
◇ ENERGY SAVER TEAM
Walk through your home together.
List things that are on but not being used.
Choose three energy saving habits your family will try this week.
Post your list on the refrigerator door.
Safety first
A grown-up handles anything plugged into the wall.
For a grown-up
Ask: What did you notice? What would you change?
Talk about which energy resources your family uses, such as electricity or gas.
LAUNCH LAB CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Turning off a lamp in an empty room helps because...
Which resource will not run out?
Sunlight, wind and moving water are ____.
Coal, oil and natural gas are ____ fuels.
What is the original source of nearly all the energy we use?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe Sun is the original source of nearly all our energy.

Week 5 complete! Next week the energy starts to wiggle. We are studying waves!

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