KS3 ~ Year 8 ~ Energy & Temperature

This lesson is designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the P2 1.2 unit on ‘Energy.

The lesson starts with students asked to ‘Think > Pair > Share’ their ideas about what the difference between heat and temperature is. Students can discuss and then feed their ideas back to the class, the answers can then be revealed using the PowerPoint presentation.

Students will now watch a video, recapping on particle theory, whilst watching students will need to answer a set of questions, this task can be marked and assessed using the mark scheme included in the PowerPoint presentation.

Next, students are asked to consider what affects the amount of energy stored in something. Students will be given an example of a glass of water and a swimming pool full of water, both at 28 degrees celsius. Once students have had a chance to discuss, the answers will be revealed and students will then need to complete a set of questions on this topic. The answers for this task are included so students can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.

Lastly, students are asked to sort a a set of diagrams out from those that will store the most amount of heat energy to those that will store the least amount of energy, given the description.

The plenary task requires students to pick a plenary - either summarise what they have learned in three sentences or write a list of definitions for a set of key words included.

All resources are included at the end of the presentation, thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)