Turning One Energy Into Another is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on designing a device that converts energy from one form to another, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 4-PS3-4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
D.Movement energy into electrical energy, then light
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A wind-up flashlight
A guitar string and a microphone
A steam engine
A battery and buzzer
A.Movement energy into light
B.Heat energy into movement
C.Stored chemical energy into sound
D.Movement energy into an electrical signal
LessonPrint · 4-PS3-4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Turning One Energy Into Another
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A solar cell turning a fan — C (Light energy into movement) 2. A kettle element — A (Electrical energy into heat) 3. A hand-cranked generator lighting a bulb — D (Movement energy into electrical energy, then light) 4. A rubber band launcher — B (Stored stretch energy into movement)
2.1. A wind-up flashlight — A (Movement energy into light) 2. A guitar string and a microphone — D (Movement energy into an electrical signal) 3. A steam engine — B (Heat energy into movement) 4. A battery and buzzer — C (Stored chemical energy into sound)
Questions about Turning One Energy Into Another
What does the Turning One Energy Into Another worksheet cover?
It practices designing a device that converts energy from one form to another — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on NGSS 4-PS3-4: Design, test and improve a device that turns one form of energy into another. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each device to the conversion”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which NGSS performance expectation does Turning One Energy Into Another practice?
4-PS3-4, under Physical Science for Grade 4. The published performance expectation reads: “Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.” The worksheet assesses that performance expectation rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Turning One Energy Into Another is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4-PS3-4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Turning One Energy Into Another come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Turning One Energy Into Another can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Turning One Energy Into Another free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Turning One Energy Into Another, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach 4-PS3-4?
Yes — “Turning One Energy Into Another” is a 55-minute Grade 4 plan for 4-PS3-4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Turning One Energy Into Another is the practice that follows it.
More practice for 4-PS3-4
Design, test and improve a device that turns one form of energy into another.