How Energy Moves

How Energy Moves Worksheet: Energy transfer by motion, waves, sound (Grade 4 Science, TEKS 4.8A)

Students circle where energy moves from and to when a ball hits a net, boat waves reach a leaf, and a drum is heard, then see that a wave carries energy, not the water, and that a faster roll passes more energy. The page teaches the idea first, so no prior lesson is needed, and every answer is on the page.

What's Inside

• A teach box on energy transfer by moving objects, water waves, and sound, with a worked example
• Part A: three pictures; circle where the energy moves from and to
• Part B: a cork on a wave and a slow and fast ball roll
• A raccoon guide with a hint that matches the answer key
• An answer key with answers marked in red, plus a short teacher note with what to watch for

How Teachers Use It

Read the teach box and the worked example together, then let students try Part A and Part B. It takes 8 to 10 minutes and prints clearly in black and white. The focus skill is identifying the transfer of energy by objects in motion, waves in water, and sound, part of TEKS 4.8A: investigate and identify the transfer of energy by objects in motion, waves in water, and sound.

Why It Works

Everyday pictures make each energy transfer easy to see. Questions are short, mostly circle answers, and the reasoning is on the teacher key.