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QCA

Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9I: Energy and electricity

QCA

Language for learning

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly:

  • words and phrases relating to scientific enquiry, eg independent and dependent variable, control
  • words and phrases describing energy transfers and transformations,           eg movement as kinetic energy, position as potential energy, chemical energy, electrical energy, sound, heat and light
  • words and phrases relating to energy supply and waste, eg conservation, dissipation, electric generator, dynamo, power station

Through the activities pupils could:

  • use secondary sources to assess conflicting evidence and arrive at a considered viewpoint
  • write coherent text to communicate information effectively

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