**Title: Investigating Energy and Its Forms**

**Objective:**
To introduce Grade 5 students to the concept of energy, its different forms, and how it can be transformed
and conserved.

**Materials Needed:**
- Large poster or visual aid depicting different forms of energy (e.g., mechanical, electrical, light, heat)
- Examples of objects representing each form of energy (e.g., a moving toy car for mechanical energy, a
light bulb for light energy, a stove for heat energy)
- Whiteboard and markers
- Index cards
- Scissors
- Glue

**Introduction (5 minutes):**
- Start by asking the students if they have heard of the term "energy" before and what they think it means.
- Explain that energy is the ability to do work or cause change, and it is all around us in different forms.

**Main Lesson (15 minutes):**

1. **Mechanical Energy:**
- Define mechanical energy as the energy possessed by an object due to its motion or position.
- Show examples such as a moving car, a swinging pendulum, or a stretched rubber band.
- Explain that mechanical energy can be kinetic (motion) or potential (stored energy).

2. **Electrical Energy:**
- Define electrical energy as the energy carried by electrical currents and used to power devices.
- Show examples such as light bulbs, televisions, and computers.
- Explain the importance of electrical safety and conservation practices.

3. **Light Energy:**
 - Define light energy as the form of energy that allows us to see things and travels in waves.
- Show examples such as sunlight, lamps, and flashlights.
- Discuss how light energy can be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted by different materials.

4. **Heat (Thermal) Energy:**

- Define heat energy as the energy associated with the movement of atoms and molecules in substances.
- Show examples such as stoves, heaters, and hot water.
- Discuss how heat energy flows from warmer to cooler objects and its role in everyday activities.

**Activity (10 minutes):**

- Divide the students into groups and assign each group a different form of energy.
- Provide index cards and ask each group to write down examples and characteristics of their assigned
form of energy.
- Have each group present their findings to the class and create a collage or poster with pictures and
descriptions of the examples they identified.

**Conclusion (5 minutes):**
- Review the main points about each form of energy and how it is used in everyday life.
- Discuss the importance of conserving energy and ways in which students can reduce energy waste at
home and school.
- Encourage students to think critically about the sources of energy we use and their environmental
impact.

**Extension:**
- Conduct experiments to demonstrate the transformation of energy from one form to another (e.g.,
converting mechanical energy to electrical energy with a hand-crank generator).
- Research and discuss renewable and non-renewable sources of energy, including their advantages and
disadvantages, to promote awareness of sustainable energy options.