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P1 - CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

Energy stores

Collection of resources and interesting bits and bobs to help pupils understand gravitational energy, kinetic energy, efficiency, stored spring energy, and many others. Efficiency is also included.

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TEACHING IDEAS AND RESOURCES

ideas and work sheets

WORK DONE

Work worksheet - Foundation Ans

Work worksheet - Higher Ans

Good practical could be rolling a ball bearing down a ramp and letting it roll over selotape

GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY

Gravitational:  Foundation Ans

 

Gravitational: Higher Ans

Kinetic Energy

Kinetic:  Foundation       Ans

 

Kinetic: Higher         Ans

The Big Questions

Extended writing task to see what the students know. 

The big question is for students to analyse why a bouncy ball would not bounce higher than when it started. 

Efficiency

Efficiency :  Foundation       Ans

 

Efficiency:   Higher         Ans

Energy and Power

Energy and power :  Foundation       Ans

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Energy and power:   Higher         Ans

Linking the energy equations so far... 

Linking :  Foundation       Ans

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Linking:   Higher         Ans

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