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Science // Energy

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another

Science // Energy

Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide

Science // Energy

Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram, including cell, wire, bulb, switch, buzzer, and motor

Science // Energy

Associate the brightness of a lamp or volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in a series circuit

Science // Energy

Compare and give reasons for variations in how circuit components function, including brightness of bulbs, loudness of buzzers, and switch positions

Science // Energy

Identify the main energy stores (kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic potential, thermal, chemical, nuclear, electromagnetic) and the pathways by which…

Science // Energy

Explain the principle of conservation of energy (energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred between stores), and describe how energy is dissipated…

Science // Energy

Understand that electric current is the rate of flow of charge (measured in amperes using an ammeter), and that potential difference (voltage) is the energy…

Science // Energy

Explain static electricity as the build-up of electric charge through friction, describe how charged objects attract or repel each other, and relate static…

Science // Energy

Distinguish between renewable energy resources (solar, wind, hydroelectric, tidal, geothermal, biomass) and non-renewable resources (coal, oil, gas, nuclear)…

Science // Energy

Calculate energy efficiency as the ratio of useful output energy to total input energy, construct and interpret Sankey diagrams, and calculate work done using…

Science // Energy

Plan and carry out experiments to measure energy transferred during heating, including using the equation Q = mcΔT, recording temperature changes over time, and…

Science // Energy

Describe and compare the three mechanisms of heat transfer — conduction (particle vibration through solids), convection (fluid movement in liquids/gases), and…

Science // Energy

Define power as the rate of energy transfer (power = energy ÷ time, measured in watts), and compare energy transfer rates in different everyday contexts

Science // Energy

Apply Ohm's Law (V = IR) to calculate current, voltage, or resistance in a simple circuit, and explain that resistance opposes the flow of current

Science // Energy

Describe and apply the rules for current, voltage, and resistance in series and parallel circuits, and explain the practical uses of each circuit type

Science // Forces & Motion

Understand that pushes and pulls are forces that can change the speed or direction of an object's motion, and compare the effects of different strengths and…

Science // Forces & Motion

Name and describe forces using precise vocabulary — force, push, pull, twist, stretch, squash, contact force, non-contact force, gravity, weight, friction, air…

Science // Forces & Motion

Analyse data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or pull

Science // Forces & Motion

Compare how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some surfaces create more friction than others

Science // Forces & Motion

Notice that some forces need contact between two objects (contact forces) while magnetic forces can act at a distance (non-contact forces)

Science // Forces & Motion

Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others

Science // Forces & Motion

Describe magnets as having two poles (north and south) and predict whether two magnets will attract or repel based on which poles face each other

Science // Forces & Motion

Make observations and measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion