Help your students name everyday examples of light, sound, thermal, and mechanical energy and investigate how an object’s speed relates to its mechanical energy with this 18-page EduMagnet Grade 3 science comic—print-ready US Letter landscape PDF.

Grade band: Grade 3 physical science · Forms of energy · Light, sound, thermal, and mechanical energy · Speed and mechanical energy · Fair tests and evidence · Safety around heat and looking at the Sun

This comic is written for Grade 3 and is aligned to Texas TEKS Science 3.8A, 3.8B, 3.5E, and 3.1B. TEKS codes appear on the store listing only — they are not printed on the comic pages.

What’s included

• 18-page color comic PDF (US Letter landscape, print or project)
• Story pages covering the four forms of energy with everyday examples (sun and lamp, drum and voice, warm soup and a sun-warmed sidewalk, rolling balls and wagons); a fair cup-distance test that compares a slow roll and a faster roll of the same ball; an energy hunt and recording chart; lab and safety reminders (never look straight at the Sun; do not touch hot machines); why speed helps us predict how much a moving object might change something it hits; a big idea; a try-this energy hunt and cup test; a quick review quiz with a flip-to-check answer key; a tag-the-energy page; and a vocabulary glossary
• Vocabulary bars and kid-friendly science explanations throughout
• Circled page numbers for easy classroom navigation
• Animal cast only (Mr. Dot, Nova, Bloop, Gear)
• EduMagnet branding on the last page only (not on the cover)

How to use it

• Whole-class read-aloud or projector lesson to launch a forms-of-energy or motion-and-energy unit
• Science centers or literacy + science crossover reading
• Unit introduction or quick review before an energy-identification, cup-test, or safety activity or quiz
• Homeschool science reading — no prep: print or project and go
• Comics format supports visual and reluctant readers

Standards

• Texas TEKS Science (Grade 3): 3.8A, 3.8B, 3.5E, 3.1B — identify everyday examples of light, sound, thermal, and mechanical energy; investigate how the speed of an object is related to its mechanical energy; plan and conduct a descriptive investigation; use safety equipment and practices
• Grades: Grade 3 elementary physical science / forms of energy / mechanical energy and speed
• Subjects: Science, Physical Science, Energy, Motion, Safety, Reading

Perfect for introducing the four forms of energy and a simple speed-and-mechanical-energy test in a story-driven comic format. © EduMagnet — for one teacher / one classroom.