Introducing Energy at KS3 - online session

Description

Join us for an hour of online subject knowledge CPD: Introducing Energy at KS3 led by Neal Gupta, Physics Partners Coach.

Teaching energy stores and transfers is difficult because energy is an abstract, unobservable concept, making it hard for students to grasp its physical nature. Additionally, students’ everyday understanding of phrases like ‘used up’,” and ‘wasted’ often contradicts the definition of energy conservation. This conflict between everyday and scientific language, along with the conceptual nature of energy stores, can make exam questions challenging.

This workshop will focus on strategies to address these difficulties, including practical demonstrations, clear ways to represent energy stores and transfers, and methods for helping students use key terminology accurately in explanation questions.

This online session is for non-specialist physics teachers and early career teachers. Trainee teachers, technicians and teaching assistants are also welcome. 

The link to join the CPD will be sent out after delegates register.

This CPD session is fully-funded and delivered by Physics Partners as part of the East Midlands Online Physics Hub programme. Sessions are run on a half termly basis.

Physics Partners is a charity that provides free support to physics teachers in state secondary schools in the UK. Their mission is to improve physics teaching and inspire students to consider studying physics at A-level.