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Energy

20-lesson unit on energy science for NSW Year 9 Science Stage 5.

24lessons
1assessments
10-14hstudy
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1
Why Energy Matters
2
The Law of Conservation of Energy
3
Calculating Energy Conservation
4
Energy Efficiency and Sankey Diagrams
5
Forms of Energy
6
Energy Transfer and Work
12
Renewable Energy Sources
13
Non-Renewable Energy Sources
14
How Electricity Reaches Your Home
15
Energy Storage and the Transition
17
Circuit Basics
18
Series and Parallel Circuits
19
Ohm's Law Investigation
21
Future Energy and Alternative Sources
22
Global Energy Trends and Data
23
School Energy Audit and Depth Study
Extension · relevant to energy but beyond the Stage 5 outcomes (optional)
7
Heat and Temperature
8
Conduction, Convection and Radiation in Detail
9
Specific Heat Capacity
10
Thermal Expansion and Contraction
11
Checkpoint 1
Lessons 1–6 · Energy Conservation
16
Checkpoint 2
Lessons 12–15 · Energy Sources
20
Checkpoint 3
Lessons 17–19 · Electrical Energy
24
Checkpoint 4
Lessons 21–23 · Future Energy
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Unit Quiz
Comprehensive assessment covering all 24 lessons

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0checkpoints
1unit quiz
1NESA outcome

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