ENERGY Readers Theatre Script Developed by Dr. Rosalind M. Flynn with Mrs. Ferguson’s Class Monocacy Elementary School Frederick, MD 1 11-25 2-10 11-25 2 3 4 5 11 2-10 12 6 All 6 All 15 2 15 2 All 2 ALL 3 4 13 7 All 8 9 10 14 All 16 17 18
Boy, am I tired! Me too! (All Yawn and stretch...etc.) You all need some energy! Energy! Right! What’s energy? Energy is what gives living things or machines their power (sound effect) or force (sound effect). Just have something good to eat (sound effect) and drink (sound effect) and you will get some energy (sound effect)! So food is our fuel? Right! Well what about our machines? How do they get their energy? I know one way--FOSSIL FUELS! Fossil fuels? Right! We burn coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels--We burn coal, oil, and natural gas (sound effect). Cool. What more do we need? Lots more! Why? Well, fossil fuels are nonrenewable. Nonrenewable? That means that once they are used up, they will be gone forever. (sound effect) So we need alternative energy sources that are... Renewable! Right! Energy that can be used over and over. It never runs out! Okay, so what’s a renewable energy source? I’ll give you a hint. The biggest, brightest, and warmest source of the earth’s energy is..... THE SUN! (sound effect) The sun! (sound effect) Gives us light and heat! (sound effect) The sun! (sound effect) Warms our water causing rain (sound effect)..... ...that falls back to earth and feeds rivers, lakes, and oceans. The sun! (sound effect) Heats the surface of the earth and stirs up wind (sound effect). The sun! (sound effect) Source of light, heat, rain, and wind. Renewable energy--Water power! Hydropower! Water wheels! Renewable energy--Wind power! Windmills! Renewable energy--Solar power! Heat and light!
Developed by Educational Drama Specialist Dr. Rosalind M. Flynn (www.RosalindFlynn.com)