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Science at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 7I: Energy resources
Section 8: Checking progress

QCA

Objectives
Children should learn:
  • to synthesise what they know about energy and energy resources

Activities

Outcomes
Children:
  • Brainstorm pupils' understanding of the word 'energy', or ask them to work in pairs to write an answer to What is energy? Summarise the contributions by associating energy with changes.
  • Help pupils construct a spider diagram, or concept map, covering the range of renewable and non-renewable fuels, their uses, advantages and disadvantages.
  • state in their own words the idea that energy is associated with changes
  • link key ideas, eg in summary, spider diagram, concept map

Points to note
  • Help pupils distinguish energy from activity, force and power.

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1. a. Why are fuels useful?
2. b. Why are fuels useful?
3. c. Why are fuels useful?
4. What are fossil fuels?
5. a. What are renewable energy resources?
6. b. What are renewable energy resources?
7. c. What are renewable energy resources?
8. Checking progress
9. a. How do living things use energy?
10. b. How do living things use energy?
11. c. How do living things use energy?
12. Reviewing work