Forces and Energy

Activities

Moving through different stations, students:

• Explore different types and sources of energy, such as heat, and their impact on our daily lives through interactive discussions and hands-on experiments
• Conduct experiments with circuits to understand how electricity flows and powers devices, observing how electrical energy is converted and used
• Investigate magnetism by experimenting with magnets to see how they attract or repel different materials and interact with various forces
• Engage in activities that demonstrate the effects of pressure on different systems, observing how changes in pressure influence outcomes
• Investigate how potential energy converts to kinetic energy through experiments, showing how stored energy turns into motion
• Apply basic scientific principles and methodologies to test and refine processes, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills through each experiment.

Scope of Learning

Together we’ll select the learning outcomes that best suit class abilities and curriculum requirements. Examples include;

• Identify and describe the properties and behaviour of various types of energy and how energy is transformed from one type to another
• Construct simple circuits to investigate the behaviour of electrical energy
• Identify and describe the various types of contact and non-contact forces
• Apply scientific methodology and terminology
• Understand and apply basic units of measurement, accuracy and equipment use.

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