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Measuring
Energy
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Types of Energy
Potential
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Types of energy
Elastic, Nuclear,
chemical
Energy in food
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Literacy/Numeracy
Practical/Lab
Forms of Kinetic
Energy
Heat & sound
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Physical Science Unit Outline YR 8
Key Learning
Understand ‘What is energy?’
Define energy as the ability to do work.
Work is the transfer of energy.
Know the units for measuring energy – joule, calorie, BTU, watt.
Simple energy calculations.
Strategies /labs
Energy ppt.
Energy wordsearch
Measuring energy ppt
Energy measurements worksheet
Energy
Advanced force, work & power worksheet
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Recognize that potential energy is stored energy.
Gravitational, elastic, nuclear & chemical energy are forms of PE.
Gravitational energy is the stored energy in raised objects and
causes objects to fall.
Potential Energy ppt
Viewing activity: Bill Nye Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy ppt
Let’s Get Moving worksheet
Potential Gravity Lab
Gold fever worksheet
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Elastic energy is stored energy in stretched or squashed objects.
Elastic energy causes objects to move.
Nuclear energy is stored in the nuclei of atoms and causes nuclear
reactions.
Chemical energy is stored energy in fuels, food and batteries.
Our bodies use stored chemical energy from food and convert it.
Go through Elastic Energy ppt
Chemical energy ppt.
Energy in food worksheet
Energy in Food Lab
Nuclear energy wordsearch
Viewing activity: Nuclear energy clip
Nuclear energy jigsaw activity
Putting nuclear energy to use Q&A
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Heat, light, sound and electrical energy are forms of kinetic energy.
Heat energy aka thermal energy.
The British thermal Unit BTU (Imperial), calorie, joule are units for
measuring heat and temperature.
Heat is thermal energy transferred from one object to another
because of temperature difference whilst temperature is a relative
measure of how hot or cold something is (measured on a scale).
A calorie is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of
one gram of water one celsius degree.
Sound energy is energy released by vibrating objects.
Assessments
Energy webquest
Food investigation and
lab report.
Kinetic Energy ppt
Viewing activity - Bill Nye: Sound
Sound Energy Q&A
Sound waves ruler lab
Heat energy ppt.
Viewing activity - Bill Nye: Heat
Heat and Temperature Q&A
Heat and kinetic theory cut & paste
Heat wordsearch
Heating & cooling ppt.
Conduction ppt.
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Light and
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Electrical Energy
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Electrical energy is the presence and flow of an electric charge.
The energy portion of electricity is found in a variety of phenomena
such as static electricity, electromagnetic fields and lightning.
Light energy is the electromagnetic radiation of visible light
(movement of photons).
Light energy illuminates objects and causes plants to grow.
Go through Electrical Energy ppt
Light energy Q&A
Optics webquest
Viewing activity - Bill Nye: Optics
Light Box practical activity
Forms of energy overview sheet
Go at http://resources.schoolscience.co.uk/BritishEnergy/1416/index.htm to create a timeline of the main discoveries in electricity.
Forms of energy crossword
Forms or energy diagram
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Energy Transformations
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Energy efficiency 
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Renewable and
Non renewable
Energy
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Energy Efficient
Home Design
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10 Reducing Energy
Consumption &
Review
Heat energy can be transferred between materials that have different
temperatures.
Understand that energy cannot be created or destroyed only
transferred.
Use flow diagrams to illustrate changes between different forms of
energy.
Describe and categorise useful and wasteful energy.
Know why it is important to save energy
Investigate how energy efficiency can reduce energy consumption.
Efficiency refers to the ratio of the energy delivered by a machine to
the energy supplied for its operation.
Investigate how losing heat energy can be reduced – installing
carpets, insulation, and double-glazing.
Know the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy
sources.
Be able to give examples of renewable and non-renewable energy.
Consider how innovative design can improve the energy efficiency of
households.
Know how we can use less energy for heating/cooling our homes.
Consider how engineers improve the energy efficiency of a range of
processes.
Teacher demonstration: Dominoes falling
Energy Transfer ppt
Conservation of energy Q&A
Changing and storing energy worksheet
Energy conversions worksheet
Thermal energy ppt
Heat transfer webquest
Convection, Conduction & Radiation Q&A
Coloured convection currents lab
Energy transfers worksheet
Design a mousetrap task
Energy flow diagrams ppt
Investigating Efficiency Lab
Energy in the home graphing
Using & conserving energy worksheet
Energy efficiency ppt.
Energy Changes Q&A
Energy conservation calculations
Energy Sources A3 sheet
Renewable & Non-renewable energy factsheet
Extreme energy worksheet
Fossil Fuel Flipbook
Insulation experiment
Students will draw their house plan, highlighting its features that reduce
energy
Energy efficient design Q&A
Energy mind map
Mid Topic Test
Unit test