Forms of energy

Generation Green supports Science and Geography, with an emphasis on Active Citizenship and personal responsibility. It also supports the NFSS and Eco-Schools initiatives. The tabs below show how each lesson links into your curriculum. Where specifications are changing, links to both current and revised specifications are included.

Taking part also develops a number of important life skills for students, and for your school, which can enhance your work towards becoming more sustainable.

KS3/S1-3 Assembly Plans

This Assembly makes students think about their energy usage, and how their future will be effected.

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This is the second in a series of lessons that prepares students for an energy audit of their school.

It introduces students to the topic of energy and uses their prior knowledge to explore ideas about energy by considering its different forms.

Learning objectives

To understand what is meant by the term energy.
To understand that there are different forms of energy.
To name the forms and categories of energy.

Curriculum links
England (KS3)	Science Sc4: 5a, 5b, 5c Geography: 7d Citizenship: 2a, 2b New KS3 from Sep 08 Science: 3.1a, 3.4c, 4g Geography: 6a-b Citizenship: 4a, 4j
Scotland (S1 – S3)	5-14 Guidelines Environmental studies – level A -F Energy and forces: Conversion and transfer of energy People and places: The physical environment People in the past: Changes and continuity, cause and effect 3-18 Curriculum for excellence Science: Planet Earth: Sustainability Energy and the Environment: energy sources Topical Science
Wales (KS3)	Science: Physical processes: 5.2, 5.6-9 Geography: 3.9, 3.10 PSE: Environmental aspect New KS3 from Sep 08 Science: Range - Independence of Organisms 6, How things work 3 Geography: Range – How do environments and people interact? How can changes be sustainable? PSE: Skills – Developing thinking, Developing communication, Working with others