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TERM/WEEKS: T2W3

YEAR LEVEL: 8

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Physical

Sciences/Energy

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and
Cultures

WEEK/
LESSO
N

Lesson
1

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS
Science
Underst
anding

Science
as a
Human
Endeav
our

Science
Inquiry
Skills

ACSS
U155

ACSH
E135

ACSIS
148

Critical and creative

thinking

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

1. Define the
term energy
and its units.
2. Identify five
different forms
of energy and
describe their
characteristics
.
3. Define and
compare
kinetic and
potential
energy.
4. Explain the
term stored
energy.
5. Describe four
different types
of potential
energy.

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Review
tasks 1, 2
and 3 for
correct
answers also
give
feedback on
mind map.
Students
export mind
maps to
themselves
and
teachers for
assessment.

Personal and social

Competence

Intercultural
Understanding

Sustainability

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

Intro (5 min) The concept of energy. Assess

prior knowledge by asking what they understand
about it.
Body (40min)
Task 1 (20 min) Use resources to discover the
answers to the questions below. Place in a
Text2MindMap. Answer questions: What does
energy do? Name five different forms of energy.
In what unit is energy measured? What are
kinetic & potential energy? What is the term used
when energy causes an object to move or
change shape? What is stored energy? Name
four different forms of energy.
Task 2 (10 min) How does didgeridoo player
create its sound? What type of energy, kinetic or
potential, is causing this? Put answers into the
mind map.
Task 3 (10 min) When dropping a tennis ball from
a height why doesnt it return to the original
height? What type of energy is the ball displaying
when it is motionless at the top of the bounce?
What type of energy is it displaying while
dropping to the ground? Add these answers to
the mind map. Look at this YouTube clip.
Conclusion (5 min) Discuss as a class answers
on mind maps to all questions getting new
person each time to talk each question.

KEY
QUESTIONS

What
does
energy
do?
What are
the units
of
energy?
What are
some
common
forms of
energy?
What is
stored
energy?
What are
some
different
types of
potential
energy?

RESOURCES

Weebly
site
http://www
.coolaustra
lia.org/acti
vity/year-78-energybasicspowerpoint
/
YouTube:
https://ww
w.youtube.
com/watch
?
v=ym3wcz
I0s84
Text2Mind
Map.com

Lesson
2

Lesson
3

ACSS
U155

ACSS
U155

ACSIS
148

ACSH
E134
ACSH
E135
ACSH
E226

ACSIS
148

1. Recall 4
different types
of energy
2. Explain the
principle of the
conservation
of energy
3. Compare
energy
transfer and
transformation
4. Interpret a
Sankey
diagram.

1. Explain how 3
different types
of light globes
work.
2. Demonstrate
the efficiency
of each.
3. Develop a
speech The
best light bulb
for household
use

Text2MindM
ap as a
formative
tool to
assess recall
from
previous
lesson.
Kahoot
answers
identify
students
understandi
ng of the
lesson
content.

Formative
quiz at start
to evaluate
prior
knowledge.
Evaluate
demonstrati
on of
understandi
ng in Padlet.
Assess
presentation
/movie using
rubric.

Intro (5 min) Using Text2MindMap, students

brainstorm different energy types that they recall
from the previous lesson.
Body (35 min)
Task 1 (15 min) Students will use the BBC
Bitesize Resources to learn about energy
transfer, transformation and the law of
conservation of energy and how to interpret
Sankey diagrams.
Task 2 (20 min) Students will create their own
Sankey diagrams using Text2MindMap. Students
will be given a number of different scenarios on
which they can create Sankey diagrams.
Conclusion (10 min) Play a Kahoot Quiz to test
the knowledge learned during the class. The quiz
contains 5 questions: What is energy transfer?;
What is energy transformation?; What is the
Law of the Conservation of Energy?; What is
the energy transformation in a toaster?;
Energy is usually transferred from an iPod
as?.

Intro (5 min) Introduce concept reducing

energy consumption by energy efficiency. Set
scene with data on proportion of household
electricity usage from lights. Define power, light
emission, units of energy. Short quiz to assess
knowledge.
Body (40 min) Assign students a partner.
Task 1 (10 min) Work individually to describe in
your own words, with diagrams, the different
ways 3 types of light bulbs work (incandescent,
compact fluorescent, LED). Put your findings in
Padlet.
Task 2 (15 min) Work individually to calculate the
efficiency for each bulb type & research other
advantages and disadvantages of each. Present
findings from Part 1 & 2 in Text2MindMap.
Task 3 (15 min) Work w partner: discuss opinions,
come to a joint conclusion, develop oral

Name 4
different
types of
energy?
What is
the
principle
of the
conserva
tion of
energy?
How is
energy
transfer
different
from
energy
transform
ation?

How
have
light
sources
changed
over
time?
Which
type of
light bulb
is the
Australia
n
Governm
ent
phasing
out &
why?

Weebly
site
BBC
Bitesize:
http://www
.bbc.co.uk/
education/
guides/z99
jq6f/activit
y
Diagram
from BBC
Bitesize:
http://www
.bbc.co.uk/
education/
guides/zhh
cwmn/revis
ion/3
Kahoot:
https://play
.kahoot.it/
#/k/2b867
c03-fcf74a8e9a48a7a97f2ce
442
Weebly
site
ABCSplash
video Old
and new
light
bulbs
(3:46)
http://abcs
pla.sh/m/1
520289
ABCSplash
video
Shining
the light
on a more
sustainabl
e globe

persuasive speech (using Prezi or iMovie)

defending your position on, The best light bulb
for household use is .
Conclusion (5min) Class discussion on
conclusion questions.

What
have you
learnt
about
energy
efficiency
of light
bulbs?

Lesson
4

ACSS
U155

ACSH
E134

ACSIS
144

ACSH
E135

ACSIS
148

ACSH
E136
ACSH
E227

1. Appraise 6
different types
of renewable
energy
2. Compare the
advantages
and
disadvantages
of different
renewable
energy
3. Share findings
of research
verbally and
using ICT
4. Recommend a
renewable
energy source
for Australia

Teacher will
look at the
Padlets to
assess the
students
understandi
ng of
renewable
energies.
Informal
assessment
of the
students
presentation
will be done
to assess
collaborative
skills.
At the next
lesson, the
students
letters will
be
evaluated.

Intro (10 min) Introduce the topic of renewable

energy showing a YouTube video. Individually,
students do a brainstorm, using Answer Garden,
of different types of renewable energy.
Body (35 min)
Task 1 (20 min) Students are placed into six
groups and each group researches one type of
renewable energy, its advantages and
disadvantages. Resources for each type of
renewable energy can be found on the
WebQuest. Findings are compiled in Padlets that
are accessible by all students in the class.
Students also prepare a 2-minute presentation of
their findings, which they will deliver to the class.
Task 2 (15 min) Students deliver an informal oral
presentation of their findings to the class. Other
students can take down notes or read their
findings on the Padlet.
Conclusion (5 min) Students choose one
renewable energy source they would recommend
for use in Australia. For Homework, they will
write a persuasive letter, justifying their choice,
to Australias Chief Scientist.

What are
advantag
es and
disadvant
ages of
different
types of
renewabl
e energy
sources?
What
source of
renewabl
e energy
would be
most
useful for
Australia
?

(5:54)
http://abcs
pla.sh/m/1
504356
http://www
.nuffieldfou
ndation.or
g/practicalphysics/po
wer-andenergy
http://www
.yourhome.
gov.au/ene
rgy/lighting
Weebly
site
Answer
Garden:
http://answ
ergarden.c
h/view/146
419
6
Renewable
energy
resource
pages on
WebQuest
Padlets on
WebQuest
Letter to
Chief
Scientist
Template