Let's Find Out! Forms of Energy

Explore the exciting science of heat energy! Everyone has felt the encompassing embrace of warmth from the sun as we lift our faces upward. This authoritative source explains the world of heat energy, what heat energy is, how it is formed and measured, and its impact in our world daily. Vivid illustrations and vocabulary boxes help to make learning exciting and content clear to elementary readers. Interactive Compare and Contrast and Think About It activities engage students and encourage the development of many key skills stressed in today's common core curriculums.

Energy is everywhere. Introduce young readers to mechanical energy with this visually engaging text. Mechanical energy is defined through accessible language, explaining basic concepts such as potential and kinetic energy. Learn how mechanical energy has been harnessed in inventive ways over the course of history. Readers discover different sources of mechanical energy and how it can be transformed through real-world examples. The text also shares opportunities to observe and measure mechanical energy in the classroom and beyond, and it features questions that encourage the reader to investigate the topic further.

Illuminate the minds of young readers as they explore the science behind electrical energy. Through visuals and age-appropriate language, readers develop an understanding of how electrical energy is created and why it is important to their daily lives. They will also discover how scientists and inventors have harnessed this particular form of energy in order to power the world. Sidebars containing vocabulary words and critical-thinking exercises enhance the learning experience. Readers will view the world in a different light as they begin to recognize electrical energy in action all around them.

Sounds are all around us, but what makes sound? How does it travel? What can it do? These questions and more will be answered as the science of sound energy is examined in depth. Readers will learn how the physical movement of objects creates sound, as well as the qualities of sound and how they vary, and are received. The uses of sound energy in various fields will be explored. Simple illustrations of sophisticated scientific concepts will enhance the young learner's understanding of the topic.

It's pretty much impossible to imagine what our lives would be like without light energy. As this elementary-level STEM text explains, energy from the sun sustains life on Earth. Young readers will learn about the properties of light, what wavelengths are, the relationship between light and color, and how reflected light enables us to see things. Colorful photos and useful diagrams help illustrate the content presented, while sidebars prompt readers to think about what they have read. Teachers and students alike will appreciate this clear, age-appropriate introduction to a potentially challenging topic.

This lower-elementary title lays the foundation for readers to understand the form of energy that holds together the atoms in all molecules: chemical energy. After presenting the basics of energy, including how energy systems work and how energy changes form, the text explores chemical energy in-depth in an approachable way that will engage even reluctant readers. Vocabulary boxes throughout define difficult terms, while Think About It and Compare and Contrast boxed features encourage readers to think critically and engage with content-both within and beyond the text.