Energy use around the world
I can categorise different types of energy and describe how energy use varies globally.
- Year 9
Energy use around the world
I can categorise different types of energy and describe how energy use varies globally.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Renewable energy resources can replenish naturally over short periods of time (e.g. solar energy).
- Non-renewable energy resources take millions of years to form and cannot be quickly replaced (e.g. coal).
- Wealthier countries use more energy for transportation, technology, factories, lighting and temperature control.
- Many people do not have reliable access to modern energy and instead rely on fuelwood.
Keywords
Electricity - a form of energy that powers electronics by moving tiny charged particles
Renewable energy resources - sources of energy that can be reused and will not be used up or run out (e.g. solar energy)
Non-renewable energy resources - sources of energy that cannot be replaced that will eventually run out (e.g. coal)
Fossil fuel - natural substances that were formed over millions of years from the buried remains of ancient organisms; they include coal, oil and gas
Common misconception
Nuclear energy is either a renewable source of energy or a fossil fuel.
Nuclear energy is a non-renewable energy source but is not a fossil fuel.
Equipment
Atlas or map of the world with country names
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these key terms with their definitions.
Q2.Which of these is a natural resource?
Q3.Wind is a resource.
Q4.Where would you most likely find oil?
Q5.Which resource is non-renewable?
Q6.What is one example of a managed natural resource?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
