All interviews were audio taped and fully transcribed. Students' responses rela- ting to each card were analyzed and then categorized as students' frameworks of energy. Each category was combined with students' dialogue to develop their frameworks. These ideas were then compared and contrasted using the percen- tages of the students' framework descriptions in each category. Students' explana- tion of cards could be categorized into five frameworks. These include electric energy, potential energy, mechanical energy and forces, heat energy, and fuel