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Grade 1 · Science · Unit 4 of 7

Energy in Our Lives

Sun, food and electricity

What your child practises

Energy as the ability to move or change something, the Sun and food as sources of energy, everyday uses of electricity, and ways to use less.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · energy makes things happen, and the sources of energy

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which of these uses the Sun's energy?

    • a spoon
    • a bookshelf
    • a solar panel

  2. Question 2

    What is the biggest source of energy for Earth?

    • 🌙the Moon
    • ☀️the Sun
    • 💡a lamp

  3. Question 3

    In winter, what do we use more to keep the house warm?

    • a fan
    • heat from a furnace
    • a sprinkler

  4. Question 4

    When you run, your body uses energy from…

    🏃
    • a puddle
    • the food you ate
    • the TV

  5. Question 5

    What can you do to use less electricity?

    💡
    • Leave every light on
    • Turn off lights when you leave
    • Open the fridge all day

  6. Question 6

    Which one gives us heat?

    • ⛄a snowman
    • ☀️the Sun
    • 🧊an ice cube

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