Investigating Conduction
Heat transfer in solids
Investigate how different metals conduct heat at different rates
"Everything is energy and that is all there is to it. ...this is not philosophy. This is physics,"
Investigating Radiation
Heat transfer by radiation
Test different surfaces and materials to understand the factors that affect radiation.
Energy Stores
Stores and Transfers
Explore the 8 different energy stores and 4 ways of transferring energy
Investigating Efficiency
Energy transfers and wasted energy
Investigate the efficiency of a motor and calculate useful vs wasted energy
Sankey Diagrams
Representing Energy Transfers
Explore Sankey Diagrams for a variety of different scenarios.
Insulation Investigation
Reducing energy loss
Investigate how different insulating materials reduce the rate of thermal energy transfer.
Work Done
Force and displacement
Explore the relationship between force, distance and work done: W = F × d
Power
Rate of energy transfer
Understand power as the rate of doing work or transferring energy: P = W / t
Generating Electricity
Electromagnetic induction
Discover how different energy sources are used to generate electrical power.