Forms of Energy (Introduction)

Forms of Energy (Introduction)

Forms of Energy (Introduction)
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	5.21

Vocabulary

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babysitters, power, energy, ability, clocks, fuel, amount, tank, video, often, calories, plane, certain, control, meals, movement

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Forms of Energy (Introduction)
By Brenda B. Covert

¹     Energy is power - the ability to do work. Parents, teachers, and babysitters often feel drained of energy as they chase young "bundles of energy!" But, energy is not just the ability of a person to move and work and play. Every time anything moves - the wind, water, cars, clocks, animals, and more - energy is what makes it happen! All movement is energy.

²     Energy makes your remote control cars, radios, video games, and computers work. Energy makes plants and animals grow. It takes energy to cook a meal or read a book! We use energy every day.

³     Nothing can run well on an empty tank, not a car nor a plane nor even our bodies! We need fuel so that we will have the energy to work and play. Our fuel is food. Food is where we get our energy. The energy in food is called calories. [CAL-uh-reez] We take in calories by eating and drinking, and we use calories by moving. The more you move, the more calories you burn. Your body even burns calories when you are asleep, but not very many.

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