Energy in the National Curriculum, 1999
KS3 Energy resources and energy transfer
Pupils should be taught:
Energy resources
a about the variety of energy resources, including oil, gas, coal, biomass, food, wind, waves and batteries, and the distinction between renewable and non-renewable resources
b about the Sun as the ultimate source of most of the Earth’s energy resources and to relate this to how coal, oil and gas are formed
c that electricity is generated by means of a variety of energy resources
Conservation of energy
d the distinction between temperature and heat, and that differences in temperature can lead to transfer of energy
e ways in which energy can be usefully transferred and stored
f how energy is transferred by the movement of particles in conduction, convection and evaporation, and that energy is transferred directly by radiation
g that although energy is always conserved, it may be dissipated, reducing its availability as a resource.
KS4 Double Science – Energy resources and energy transfer
Pupils should be taught:
Energy transfer
a how insulation is used to reduce transfer of energy from hotter to colder objects
b about the efficient use of energy, the need for economical use of energy resources, and the environmental implications of generating energy
Work, power and energy
c the quantitative relationship between force and work
d to calculate power in terms of the rate of working or of transferring energy
e to calculate kinetic energy and potential energy
Electromagnetic effects
j how energy is transferred from power stations to consumers.
Further details can be found in the STEM Learning eLibrary:
Science in the National Curriculum 1999