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 * Unit 7I: Energy and sustainable living 3 weeks **
 * ** Topic 1: Green living ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 222 || Resources ||
 * * Name three fossil fuels and describe how they were formed
 * Explain why fossil fuels are called non-renewable fuels.
 * Explain why electricity is not a fuel.
 * State the law of conservation of energy. || * Starter: Energy brainstorm
 * Book p 119; read and answer all questions
 * Book p 120-121: read and answer all questions
 * Practical: energy in solid fuels
 * Coal formation and uses – AT video
 * Oil and gas formation and uses – AT video
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 7 text pages 119 - 121
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 7Ia (3) for energy in solid fuels
 * AT
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics || Assessment:
 * Plenary: thinking about fuels || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Ia (1)
 * Must: 7Ia (6)
 * Worksheets 7Ia (7) (most) or (8) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 2: Using less ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies || Resources ||
 * * Explain why it is important to use less fossil fuels.
 * Describe how we can use less fuel for transport.
 * Explain ways of using less fuel for heating our homes.
 * Describe some of the effects saving energy could have on lifestyles. || * Starter: Thinking about houses – AT
 * Book p 122-123: read and answer all questions
 * The Hockerton house: identify what is wrong with the house in terms of saving energy
 * Fuel consumption – electronic spreadsheet
 * Where should we start? discussion on how to save energy
 * Preparing a presentation about using less fossil fuels
 * Plenary: Quick check
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 7 text pages 122 and 123
 * AT or images for Hockerton house
 * Quick check 7Ib
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Ib (1)
 * Must: 7Ib (5)
 * Worksheets 7Ib (7) (most) or (8)(some) ||


 * ** Topic 3: Other energy resources ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 230 || Resources ||
 * * Explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
 * Be able to give examples of renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
 * Know what biomass is.
 * Explain how electric vehicles can help to reduce global warming. || * Starter: renewable energy brainstorm
 * Practical: renewable resources
 * Book p 124-126: read and answer all questions
 * Renewable resources – AT video
 * Practical: energy from plants
 * Thinking about resources: assessment for learning activities/discussions
 * Plenary: Quick check
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 7 text pages 124 - 126
 * Equipment and materials for renewable resources
 * AT
 * Quick check 7Ic
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 7Ic(5) for energy from plants
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Ic (1) (2) and (3)
 * Must: 7Ic (8)
 * Worksheets 7Ia (9) (most) or (10) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 4: Eat up ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 233 || Resources ||
 * * Explain how our bodies get the energy they need.
 * Recall the units for measuring energy.
 * Explain why different people need different amounts of energy.
 * Describe how to test a food to find out how much energy it contains. || * Starter: brainstorm about energy in food
 * Practical: energy in food
 * Book p 128-129: read and answer all questions
 * Expedition food – AT video clip
 * Plenary: I can …cloze exercise
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 7 text pages 128 and 129
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 7Id (3) for energy in food
 * AT
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics || Assessment:
 * Plenary: I can …cloze exercise || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Id (1) and (2)
 * Must: 7Id (5)
 * Worksheets 7Id (6) (most) or (7) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 5: The source is the sun ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 236 || Resources ||
 * * State where plants get their energy from.
 * Be able to explain how energy from the Sun is stored in fossil fuels.
 * List the energy resources that did not originally come from the Sun.
 * Recall some of the problems of using different energy resources. || * Starter: Thinking about resources 2 - discussion
 * Book p 130-131: read and answer all questions
 * Biofuels – AT presentation
 * Book p 132: read and answer all questions
 * Plenary: Quick check
 * HW: revise for test || * Exploring Science Year 7 text pages 130 - 132
 * AT ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics || Assessment:
 * End of unit test || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Ie (1)
 * Must: 7Ie (4)
 * Worksheets 7Ie (5) (most) or (6) (some) ||