Some ways forward

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Suggestions for how to introduce the energy concept, how to develop the ideas and how this lays the foundation for later work.

• How is talking about ‘energy stores’ and ‘energy transfers’ a helpful approach?
• Where is a good starting point for introducing these ideas?
• What should be taught first – conservation or dissipation?
• What are good terms for describing the different kinds of energy store?
• What are good terms for describing the different ways that energy can be transferred?
• What are ‘steady states’?
• How does this relate to quantitative work on energy?
• How important is it to use a ‘special language’ when talking about energy?