Energy 11-14

Subject(s): Physics | Age: 11-14 | Type: Teacher guidance | Publication Year: 2010 to date

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From the Institute of Physics, this resource provides extensive teacher guidance and suggested classroom activities to support the teaching of:

• Paying for getting things done
• Shifting energy between stores
• Energy resources and pathways
• Calculating energy everywhere
• Warming and cooling

Each topic is explored from the following perspectives:

• The physics narrative explains the physics of the topic using text, diagrams and video clips and could be used as a resource in the classroom.
• The teaching and learning issues explore some of the student misconceptions and challenges when teaching the topic.
• The teaching approaches describe suggested activities for the classroom, incorporating equipment lists.

The files are contained within a single zip file. For the resource to work interactively, save the zip file to your computer and then unzip the files into one folder.

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx383

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