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QCA

Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9I: Energy and electricity

QCA

Resources

Resources include:

  • a selection of electrical toys and devices to show energy transfers and transformations
  • samples of fruit and vegetables or dilute acid solutions
  • a selection of samples of metals to make electrodes, eg copper, zinc, iron, aluminium, magnesium
  • secondary source material on generating electricity and associated environmental issues, electric cars and other 'energy-saving' appliances
  • small motors or materials to build generators
  • a bicycle dynamo
  • a joulemeter (and datalogger)
  • ammeters and voltmeters or digital multimeters
  • a household electricity meter or picture of one
  • domestic appliances, including low-energy bulbs, or pictures of and energy information about these

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