Unit 5 - Energy
Learning Outcomes:
- Be able to classify sources of energy as renewable or non-renewable (OP16)
- Explain why the sun is considered our primary source of energy and how this is important in food production and energy supply (OP18).
- list the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources, including nuclear energy, as part of the solution to national energy needs (OP19)
- state the principle of conservation of energy (OP17)
- identify different forms of energy and carry out simple experiments to show the following energy conversions:
a. chemical energy to electrical energy to heat energy
b. electrical energy to magnetic energy to kinetic energy
c. light energy to electrical energy to kinetic energy (OP20)
- give examples of energy conversion from everyday experience (OP21)
- Understand that heat is a form of energy and that it can be converted into other forms of energy (OP22)
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A 'Green'BFG :)How many different renewable resources can you spot ?
Wind Farms ExplainedIrish wind farms work exactly the same way
Nuclear Energy ICan you make a list of advantages and disadvantages ?
What went wrong at Fukushima !How the Japanese reactors were affected by the tsunami.
Energy Conversions ISome people have too much free time ! and imagination !!
Energy Conversions IIISciencebox again
:)What energy conversions are taking place?
The Athlete Machine |
Energy ResourcesA UK film telling where energy for homes comes from
Wave Power ExplainedAnother way of generating 'green' electricity
Nuclear Energy IIAnother explanation to help your understanding
Chernobyl Revisited in 201125 years after the nuclear reactor went into meltdown
Energy Conversions IIAnother contraption showing energy conversions
Energy TransferHowie investigates
Potential to Kinetic EnergyMousetraps again !
Something for both genders to think about |
