The actual building of the structure was completed the last six weeks of school. Teachers acted as facilitators, sharing control with the students, experiencing co-learning, interpreting results, motivating and having a blast. We would like to acknowledge and thank Barbara Summers and Jeff Christian from Oak Ridge National Laboratory for their expertise and guidance. We would also like to thank the community farmers and local businesses who were a great resource for the students and the building supplies. Energy is a property of many substances and is associated with heat, light, electricity, mechanical motion, sound, nuclei, and the nature of a chemical.
Energy is transferred in many ways.
Heat moves in predictable ways, flowing from warmer objects to cooler ones, until both reach the same temperature. Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring electrical energy when heat, light, sound, and chemical changes are produced. In most chemical and nuclear reactions, energy is transferred into or out of a system. Heat, light, mechanical motion, or electricity might all be involved in such transfers. The sun is a major source of energy for changes on the earth's surface.