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QCA

Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9I: Energy and electricity

QCA

Health and safety

Risk assessments are required for any hazardous activity. In this unit pupils:

  • use mains electrical equipment in their investigations

Pupils must not experiment with mains electricity.

Model risk assessments used by most employers for normal science activities can be found in the publications listed in the Teacher's guide. Teachers need to follow these as indicated in the guidance notes for the activities, and consider what modifications are needed for individual classroom situations.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. a. How is energy involved in doing useful things?
2. b. How is energy involved in doing useful things?
3. a. How does electricity transfer energy?
4. b. How does electricity transfer energy?
5. c. How does electricity transfer energy?
6. d. How does electricity transfer energy?
7. e. How does electricity transfer energy?
8. What are we paying for when we use electricity?
9. Checking progress
10. a. Where do we get electricity from?
11. b. Where do we get electricity from?
12. a. How can we reduce the waste of energy?
13. b. How can we reduce the waste of energy?
14. Reviewing work