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Energy Blues

From Schoolhouse Rock! · 1978

Energy Blues
3 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

A weary Mr. Sun sings about energy - where it comes from and why we shouldn't waste it - connecting the sun to nearly all the energy we use.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A weary Mr.

  1. Where does most of our energy start out?
  2. Why is it important not to waste energy?
  3. What's one way you could save energy at school?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: energy, source, conserve.

Try it: List two ways your class could use less energy each day.

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