In What is Energy? humorous characters and engaging demonstrations combine to give kids a solid overview of what energy is and how we use it. See how a spinning pinwheel, a strumming guitar and a crackling fire all serve as great examples of energy at work. Graphics and examples teach kids how heat energy moves and how it affects atoms. Young viewers find out that the sun is the ultimate source of the Earth's chemical energy and that sound is a form of mechanical energy. The program also introduces other forms of energy, including electromagnetic and nuclear.

Teacher's guide and student worksheet is available under Additional info tag.

Also available VHS#801270.