Energy Theater Rules

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  • Each person is a unit of energy in the scenario.
  • Regions on the floor correspond to objects involved in the scenario.
  • Each person has one form of energy at a time.
  • Each person indicates his or her form of energy in some way, often with a hand sign.
  • To show energy transformation, people change hand sign.
  • The number of people showing a particular symbol corresponds to the quantity of a particular form of energy.
  • To show energy transfer, people move from one region to another.
  • The number of people in a region corresponds to the quantity of energy in a physical object.
Photograph of teachers doing energy theater.