Performance Tasks for Grade four, primary stage, second term
(1) Energy Transfer
Selim has waked up, had his breakfast, said good bye to his family, and took his bike
to school. When he arrived to school, he used a musical instrument during the
morning school line, and then he went up the stairs to his classroom. He switched on
the electric lamp and the fan of the classroom.
1- Determine the forms of energy transfer in the previous text, then complete the
table:
Device name The energy consumed The energy produced
2- Choose another model that we use in our daily activity and determine
the energy transfer in it.
Device name: ……………………………
The energy consumed: ……………………….
The energy produced: …………………………..
Performance Task 2
Energy Path
Follow the energy path using graphs starting from the source of energy to the produced
energy (energies) to the following devices:
1- Toy car operating by batteries
2- Gas flame
3- The robot used on the moon surface
4- Electric washing machine
Performance Task 3
Types of fuel
Complete the following chart. Then, complete the following sentences
Types of fuel
Renewable ............................
................ Water .............. Natural gas ................... ...................
. .
Complete the following sentences
- The origin of all the types of fuel is …………………..
- The wind energy is used to generate ……………………..
- The coal is extracted from ……………………..
Performance Task 4
Formation of fossil fuels
Choose the right sentences from the table and put them in its right place
Stages of coal formation
-2 -1 It is formed from the
decomposition of dead
marine organisms
It is formed from the
remains of wood from the
-4 -3 forests from ancient times
The stability of marine
organisms in the ocean
floor for millions of years.
Stages of oil formation The wood of trees is buried
under the layers of the
earth for many years
-2 -1
It is covered with the layers
of sediment and rocks over
time.
-4 -3 It is formed by the pressure
and heat
Performance Task 5
The electrical energy production
the following pictures express resources we use to generate electricity
- Determine what the following pictures express
- Classify them into renewable and non-renewable resources
.......................... )2( .......................... )1(
......................... )4( ........................)3(
..............................)5(
Complete the following table and determine the resource type: renewable or
non- renewable
Picture number The source of energy renewable sources Non- Renewable
resources