1. ENERGY

2. Dear students through this SAM you are going to learn
about the fascinating world of energy. Everything in
the Universe needs energy. Plants need it to grow and
the television needs it to function. You also will learn
about the most used form of energy in our daily
activities: The Electrical Energy.
When finishing all the activities you will be able to:
Define energy and its sources.
State the importance of energy.
List things that need energy to function
Level: A2
Time: three hours

3.  Write on your notebook your ideas about energy:
What is it?
Where does energy comes from?
What things need energy to move?
Now let´s watch this video, listen it as many times you need to
understand it:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD7a1EWjsTc
 After watching the video check your answers and makes the
necessary changes on your answers.
 Let´s read about energy and its sources, energy and the
environment, energy at home, saving energy and recycling. If you
are interested by another subtopic read it if you want.
 http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=us_energy_use-basics
 Go to this link and check what do you know about energy now, you
can check your answers and the repeat the quiz.
 http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=quiz

4. 
Good Performance
Answers
0-7 Low
8-11 Basic
12-15 High
 Electrical energy is important in our lives, at home we use many
objects that are moved by electricity. Look at this page and after
doing the practice, please do the test and check your answers
 http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies/flas
h/concepts/electricity.htm
 Now think about this questions:
 What can you do at home to save energy?
 Do you use the recycling points at school?
 Do you think that recycling is important?
 Share your ideas with your classmates and then write a
conclusion in a word document.

5.  Self assessment
CRITERIA EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE POOR
I followed the instructions of the SAM
I can talk about energy
I identify the energy sources
I can demonstrate the importance of
energy
I can list things that need energy to
function
I am aware of that saving energy is a
must for the conservation of our
planet

6.  You have done a great job, congratulations!
 Now you can talk about energy and its sources and state the
importance of energy using vocabulary about it.
 Extension activity:
 Do a plan to motivate the whole school students to save energy
share it with your peers and ask their help to carry it out.
 Here you have some sites where you can find more information
about energy and extent your knowledge then you can share
what you find with your peers and with the teacher, you can send
her an email with your ideas:
 http://es.calameo.com/read/0000905517820c75a13c1
 http://environment.about.com/od/renewableenergy/tp/renew_
energy.htm
 http://articles.cnn.com/keyword/energy-sources

7. Contact me
 Your feedback is important for me. Please send me
your comments and suggestions about this SAM to
next e mails:
 helsabe@yahoo.com
 helgasalazar@gmail.com

8. References
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD7a1EWjsTc
 http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=us_energy_use-basics
 http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=quiz
 http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies/flash
/concepts/electricity.htm
 http://es.calameo.com/read/0000905517820c75a13c1
 http://environment.about.com/od/renewableenergy/tp/renew_
energy.htm
 http://articles.cnn.com/keyword/energy-sources
 "Energy in the 1970s." American Decades. 2001.
Encyclopedia.com. 26 Aug. 2012
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