Energy Project

Energy Investigation

To support the pupils visit to Boroughmuir - Science Energy Project, they require some background understanding of Energy.

• Types of Energy
• Where it comes from
• How it is converted
• Advantages/Disadvantages
• Renewable/Non-renewable

To support this a series of experiments/investigations are undertaken in class.

Experiments/Investigations

The following are useful websites to support the investigations.

Details on all energy resources http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/

Details on renewable energy http://www.scienceonline.co.uk/energy/renewable-energy.html

How things work http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Investigation Stations are:

1. Water Power
2. Solar Power
3. Wind Power
4. Renewable/Non-renewable resources
5. Pollution
6. Fossil Fuel Power - http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/fossil.htm
7. Nuclear Power - http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/nuclear.htm

4. Renewable/Non-renewable resources - uses http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/Activate/Home_page/our_products/Games/Energy%20Hungry%20Mice.aspx