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Energy, Boundary concepts, Key Ideas a Knowledgeable Adult Should Know -…
Energy
Life
Chemical Energy- The process by which organisms and nature achieve homeostasis
Food energy- The energy that an organism gets from eating (whatever that may look like)
Energy cycles- How energy transforms in a system
Definitions
Defined differently depending on the subject
Universally agreed that it can not be created or destroyed only transformed
Force
Kinetic Energy- The energy of things in motion
Potential Energy- The energy objects have when at rest with an outside force that can act upon them
Physical Energy
Electrical energy- Energy used in circuits and power
Nuclear Energy- The energy of nuclear reactions
Boundary concepts
Gravity- Related to forces, push and pull
Food webs
Laws of Motion- Related to forces objects stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force
Key Ideas a Knowledgeable Adult Should Know
Energy is an abstract construct we have no formal definition for it.
What is considered energy can change based on the subject you are teaching
Energy can not be created or destroyed only transformed