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Physics Classroom
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9th - 12th
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Current work lesson plan just not ... working? Add an engaging interactive that helps pupils explore positive and negative work relationships! Individuals assess situations to determine what type of work, if any, the resource describes. Questions progress from simple to complex energy transformations throughout the lesson.

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Concepts

work, energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, chemical energy, energy transformation, mechanical energy, heat energy

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the included questions to create a discussion around work concepts
  • Ask early finishers to brainstorm additional scenarios that illustrate energy transformation

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should be comfortable with common types of energy, energy transformation, and evaluating scenarios to complete the activity

Pros

  • The resource encourages analytical thinking and reasoning
  • Each scenario is realistic and clearly explained

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