Worksheet 3: Organization

WORKSHEET Workshop

Teaching aids:

The subject groups can be printed out and cut into stripes. So they are available to the pupils as a memory aid; paper, pencil, etc.

Procedure:

The teacher selects the appropriate subject groups according to the level of development and the current knowledge of the students. Directly after the gathering of information (worksheet 2) the teacher should check whether to all subject groups aspects were found or whether there are no examples for some groups. Thesubject groups with no examplesshould not be used in this worksheet, especially for younger students.

The teacher gives the following instruction: “Form groups of twoor three withother studentsand choose one of the subject groups. Can you classify the collected energy aspects into yoursubject group? Which of the collected energy aspects fit into your subject group?“

Subject groups:

  • Everything about electricity
  • What can be transferred into electricity?
  • Responsible use of energy
  • Energy transformation in the body/energy by food (Where do we/animals/creatures/ plants/organisms get energy from?)
  • For what/why do we humans need energy in our bodies?
  • What (e.g. objects, equipment) needs energy in the household?
  • Measurement of energy/measuring units of energy
  • What kind of energy can be found in the nature?
  • What happens during photosynthesis?
  • What are renewable energies?
  • What charges the environment?

Note: Depending on the selection of the respective subject group for worksheet 3, the concept of energy conversion is also used. If necessary, this concept must be introduced to thestudents before. Worksheets 5–7 are suitable for this. Worksheet 8 and 9 can be offered for reflection or improving the content.

Catalogue of subject groups and (solution) examples:

  • Everything about electricity.
    – e. g. electricity from the socket, ...

  • What can be transferred into electricity?
    – e. g. we can get electricity from wind energy, water, …

  • Responsible use of energy.
    – e. g. do not let the water run when brushing your teeth or washing your hair, a socket with a circuit breaker, energy-saving lamps, consume less electricity, …

  • Energy transformation in the body/energy through food (Where do we/animals/creatures/plants/organisms get energy from?)
    – e. g. sugar, sunlight, energy drinks, …

  • For what/why do we humans need energy in our bodies?
    – e. g. sports, racing, standing, running, thinking, climbing, …

  • What (e.g. objects, equipment) needs energy in the household?
    – e. g. light bulb (conversion into light), television (conversion into motion),

    stove(conversion into temperature)

  • Measurement of energy/measuring units of energy.
    – e. g. joule, watt second, kilowatt hour, 1 kilocalorie (kcal) corresponds to 1 000 calories

  • What kind of energy can be found in the nature?
    – e. g. lightning, sun, wind, fire, …
    – plants transform the sunlight into energy

  • What are renewable energies?
    – Renewable energiesare for example: bioenergy, geothermal energy, hydropower, solar energy and wind energy. The most important source of energy is the sun

  • What charges the environment?
    – e. g. petroleum oil, natural gas and coal during combustion

The question is used to organize and categorize information. The procedure enables reflection and argumentation in small groups. Since the subject groups are located at different levels, it is not possible to separate the categoriesclearly. We have deliberately avoided the latter in order to maintain different levels of difficulty. Assign weaker and stronger pupils to more simple (which can be experienced) or difficult (which require prior knowledge) subject groups.