Description
This unit covers energy changes in systems through heating, forces, and electrical work. It includes energy storage, efficiency, and transfer methods like insulation. Emphasis is on calculating energy, conducting experiments, interpreting data, and communicating findings accurately.
This unit builds on pupils’ prior learning from Measuring and calculating motion, where they explored speed, velocity, and acceleration using mathematical methods. It deepens their understanding by focusing on how energy is transferred in moving objects and the relationships between motion and energy. This prepares pupils for the next unit, Forces make things change, where they will apply their knowledge to explore how forces cause changes in motion and energy transfer, reinforcing the principles of dynamics and mechanics.
