Using The Poster Click on image to enlarge. Photocopy the black-
and-white poster image and distribute copies to your students.
For an enlarged view, download the PDF version of the poster
tiled into 6 sections; print the 6 pages of the PDF document on
standard letter-sized paper, trim the margins, and tape together
in order to form the complete poster. Then, consider the
following activities to help students learn about energy forms,
sources, transformations, and uses. Before beginning these
activities, review the definition of energy (the ability to do
work—e.g., move things, change things, heat them) and discuss
the annotated examples to help prepare your students for the
activities. 1. Let students study the poster to find examples of
potential energy (stored energy) and kinetic energy (the energy
of movement). 2. On the chalkboard, draw a chart with six
columns–one for each form of energy. Label the columns
mechanical, chemical, radiant, nuclear, thermal, and electrical.
Help students list and classify ex