1. Energy Lesson 1: What is energy?

2. What is energy? Either on your own, or in a pair, write 3 different sentences which use the word energy... (4 minutes)

3. What is energy?

4. In your jotter... Leave a blank page (this will be your title page) Top of next page write the title Energy Copy the passage below: Energy is the ability to do work. There is only one thing called energy but it can be stored or moved in different ways.

5. Energy is like water... It can be stored many different ways Sometimes there’s more, sometimes there’s less...

6. ... it can be moved from one store to another

7. ... but it is always water. H₂O

8. Can you think of any energy stores? (these are often called types of energy)

9. Type of energyExample Heat Sound Light Electrical Kinetic (movement) Potential (stored) 1. Chemical 2. Nuclear 3. Strain 4. Gravitational Copy this table into your jotter; use a whole page

10. Task 1: Instructions In pairs match the pictures to the type of energy Use your partner voices

11. Sound EnergyHeat EnergyLight Energy

12. Potential EnergyElectrical EnergyKinetic Energy

13. Potential Energy Energy can be stored as potential energy until it is needed. There are a few different types of potential energy....

14. Chemical Potential Energy Strain Potential Energy Gravitational Potential Energy Nuclear Potential Energy

15. Types of energy: http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/form sofenergy/ Potential energy: http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/pote ntialenergy/

16. Gravitational Potential Energy Kinetic Energy

17. Type of energyExample Heat Sound Light Electrical Kinetic (movement) Potential (stored) 1. Chemical 2. Nuclear 3. Strain 4. Gravitational Complete the example column of your jotter, you can copy the ones below or use your own. Anything which can fall Nuclear fuel Sun Bird song Fire Socket Running Food, battery Mouse trap

18. Mini Investigation Predict: what do you think will happen? Observe: what do you see happening? Explain: why did this happen? Describe what is happening to the raisins using the phrases “potential energy” and “kinetic energy”.

21. Task 2: Instructions In your pairs try to make up 3 energy changes Use the arrow cards to connect the pictures Copy your examples into your jotter Use your partner voices

22. What do we measure mass in? What do we measure length in? What do we measure volume in? What do we measure energy in? Energy is measured in Joules (J)