Credits Introduction Energy is very important in our world. Energy powers all forms of transportation and even rollercoasters. Energy lights, heats, and cools our home and food. We use energy to listen to our CD, radio, TV, dry our hair, and run our computers. Everything we do uses energy.
Energy is defined as the power to do work.
Everything that is heated, lighted or in motion is using energy. Even when we walk, run, read or write we use food that is stored in our body and therefore, change this food energy to work. This brings us to an important question. In this activity you will become a scientist and research a source of energy to find out how it becomes energy that we can use. You will discover the advantages and disadvantages in using it as an energy source.