Section outline



  • Learning intentions
    • Explore everyday examples of physical phenomena, such as movement, forces, electricity and magnetism, light, sound, waves and heat.
    • Seek and describe simple patterns in physical phenomena.

    Success criteria
    • Define renewable and non-renewable energy sources
    • List examples of renewable and non-renewable energy sources
    • Describe the three key steps in the water cycle and link this back to hydro energy power

    Activities in class
    • Discussion on how hydro energy relies on water
    • Introduce water cycle 
    • Compare coal to water in generating electrical energy
    • Individual and peer work using a whiteboard and markers to map out the water cycle
    • Research advantages and disadvantages of using coal to generate electricity