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The Next Generation Science Standards lay out a model of energy that locates energy within objects and fields, and tracks energy as it transfers between these objects and transforms between forms of energy while always being conserved. This model of energy pervades much of modern science and represents a foundational, cross-cutting concept for students. However, because it is abstract, energy is a very difficult topic for most students to learn. We have developed Energy Cubes to help make energy more concrete for students. Energy Cubes allow groups of learners to represent the dynamic energy changes in real-world scenarios by moving and flipping cubes on a horizontal shared workspace. While Energy Cubes are accessible for elementary students, with carefully chosen scenarios we have found that Energy Cubes promote sophisticated and rigorous reasoning and argumentation among learners at all grade levels.
The Physics Teacher: Volume 59, Issue 2, Pages 89-93
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Seeley, L, K. Gray, and A. Robertson. "Energy Cubes." Phys. Teach. 59, no. 2, (February 11, 2021): 89-93, https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003457 (accessed 26 March 2025).
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Seeley, Lane, Kara Gray, and Amy Robertson. "Energy Cubes." Phys. Teach. 59.2 (2021): 89-93. 26 Mar. 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003457>.
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