> Energy

Energy is an abstract concept that requires lots of discussion with students about physical observations and their interpretation. We begin with simple experiments that introduce the language of energy, and go on to include more advanced topics such as the energy shared amongst the particles of matter - the internal energy in hot objects, often called 'heat'.

Experiment collections Introducing energy Making Energy Real: Using the SEP Energymeter Examples of energy going from one thing to another Measuring energy transfers The law of conservation of energy Power Thermal energy Thermal transfers

Guidance Energy: common knowledge, hard concept Helpful language for energy talk What’s wrong with ‘forms of energy’? Does energy make things happen? Doing energy sums Measuring energy transfers Measuring energy with the SEP Energymeter The law of conservation of energy Solving problems – force or energy? Heat and temperature Work done by a force Fundamentals

Acknowledgement
For the Energy topic, we are very grateful to the following for their advice:
Richard Boohan
Ian Lawrence
Robin Millar
Jon Ogborn