Summary Slide - S4 Physics

Unit 2 - Energy and Electricity

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The second unit we will cover is Energy and Electricity. Students will start with understanding the principle of Conservation of Energy, using relationships to calculate kinetic and gravitational potential energy, and explore the link between height and speed for falling objects. We will discuss how energy is transferred and lost, and investigate the laws governing heating, cooling, and state changes for substances, and finish with a look at how to volume, pressure, and temperature of a gas are connected.

The second half of the unit covers Electricity, where students will build and analyse electric circuits, and deepen their understanding of electrical currents and how they transfer energy.

Knowledge Organisers

What are they and how to use them

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What are knowledge organisers?

Knowledge organisers provide a summary of the key facts and essential knowledge that pupils learn within a unit of work or a curriculum subject. They should be simple and easy to use with key information broken down into easily digestible chunks. The topic details a a short summary of the themes covered within the knowledge organiser, key terms are the words that pupils will learn about and in the future be able to recall through retrieval practice. The useful links section is available to help embed essential knowledge.

How can parents/carers support learning at home using a knowledge organiser?

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At home you can talk to your young person about their day at school including their wellbeing and learning across the various subject areas. Look at knowledge organisers with your young person and have conversations around them including:

• Ask them to explain a key word or term to you, the content of a lesson, what questions were asked, what did the class discuss, what activities did they do and if they have covered similar topics in other subjects in school.
• Quiz them on the content or get them to quiz you!

Why are we using knowledge organisers?

At Rosehill High School, we are using knowledge organisers to help structure essential knowledge, help improve retention of facts, provide home learning opportunities and to help support retrieval practice.