Extension

Where Does Energy Come From?

Energy can come from electricity like the energy necessary to make the TV work. Ask students what other sources of energy they know about?
Talk to your group and then fill in the chart on the next page indicating whether an item would go in the energy source column or the energy receiver column.
ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY RECEIVER








Gasoline
Oven
Toaster
Wind
Body

Now that you have identified sources of energy, can you think of an energy source the student used to dance or run in place in the previous lesson?

Discuss the following question with your group.
If people don’t have plugs that connect to sources of energy, where does that energy come from?