Exploring Energy: What Is Energy?
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Students are introduced to the definition of energy and the concepts of kinetic energy, potential energy, and energy transfer. This lesson is a broad overview of concepts that are taught in more detail in subsequent lessons and activities in this curricular unit. A PowerPoint® presentation and pre/post quizzes are provided.
We are surrounded by and interact with energy every day and thus energy is an important concept across all fields of engineering, including civil, mechanical, electrical and aerospace. Applying an understanding of energy enables the design of products, tools and technologies that require energy use, storage and transformation.
After this lesson, students should be able to:
- Define energy, kinetic energy and potential energy.
- Identify the existence of energy with examples from daily life.
- Explain the concept of energy conversion.