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Unit 6 Lesson 1 How Do We Use Energy?

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Florida Benchmark


• SC.2.P.10.1 Discuss that people use electricity or other forms of energy to cook their food, cool or warm their homes, and power their cars.


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• Energy is something that can cause matter to move or change.

• There are many different kinds of energy.

• Energy comes from different places.


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• Solar energy is energy from the sun.

• Heat is energy that makes things warmer.

• We use heat to cook our food and warm our homes.


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• Light is energy that lets us see.

• The sun gives off light.

• Lightbulbs and other things can also give off light.


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• Electricity is energy that provides power for many things we use every day.

• Lightbulbs use electricity to make light.


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• Where can you see energy at work in the picture?


Electricity at Home


• Things in our homes change electricity into other kinds of energy.

• Lightbulbs change electricity into light.


Electricity at Home


• Stoves and toasters change electricity into heat.

• Radios change electricity into sound.


Kinds of Energy


• Many kinds of energy provide power for the things we use each day.

• People can use these kinds of energy to produce electricity.


Kinds of Energy


• Dams use water to produce electricity.

• Wind turbines collect energy from wind to produce electricity.

• Solar panels collect solar energy to produce electricity.

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