Energy Forms and Changes
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Topics
- Conservation of Energy
- Energy Systems
- Energy Transfer
- Energy Conversion
- Heat Conduction
Description
Explore how heating and cooling iron, brick, water, and olive oil adds or removes energy. See how energy is transferred between objects. Build your own system, with energy sources, changers, and users. Track and visualize how energy flows and changes through your system.
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict how energy will flow when objects are heated or cooled, or for objects in contact that have different temperatures.
- Describe the different types of energy and give examples from everyday life.
- Describe how energy can change from one form of energy into another.
- Explain conservation of energy in real-life systems.
- Design a system with energy sources, changers, and users and describe how energy flows and changes one form of energy into another.
- Tell the energy story for real-life systems.
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Temperature and Energy NGSS aligned |
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Rosemary Wulf | HS MS |
Lab | Chemistry | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Chemistry | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Earth Science Biology Physics Chemistry |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Earth Science Biology Chemistry Physics |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Physics Biology Chemistry |
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| Types of Energy Transferred Worksheet | Jamie Christian | MS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Flow Chart Lab - Energy Forms and Changes | David Uhrich | MS HS |
Lab Other Guided HW |
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| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Transformación de energía | carla meza bravo | K-5 | Guided | Physics | ||
| SISTEMAS DE ENERGÍA | Josue Montes | K-5 | Guided | Physics | ||
| CAMBIOS Y FORMAS DE ENERGIA 1 PARTE | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| CAMBIOS Y FORMAS DE ENERGIA 2a PARTE | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Formas de energía y cambios energéticos | Francisco Navarro | HS Other |
Demo Guided Lab |
Chemistry Physics Other |
Browse legacy activities.
The new HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.
iPad:
iOS 11+ Safari
iPad compatible sims
Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.
Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims
Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.
Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.9.5+, Safari 9+, latest version of Chrome.
Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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