Conservation of Energy

Thinking in Energy - Level 6 - Conservation of Energy
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on the conservation of energy. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.

TERMS
Energy - the ability to cause change
Conservation - the quantity of a physical quantity remains constant
Object - a material thing that can be seen and touched
Field - the region in which a particular condition (i.e. force) prevails
System - a set of components (e.g. things) working together

This progression is based on the Crosscutting Concept elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it only moves between one place and another place, between objects and/or fields, or between systems.”