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Year 9 · Autumn First Half

Physics

4 lessons from 1 unit.

Unit P2 · lessons 1 to 4 of 5

Energy at home

Energy has a price. This unit is where the quantity you learned to conserve turns into a number on a meter, a rating on a plug and a line on a bill.

  1. 01Energy in foodQuantitativeA packet says “229 kcal” and also “958 kJ”. Two completely different numbers for the same crisps. Is one of them wrong?Open this lesson
  2. 02Power ratings in wattsQuantitativeA 2000 W kettle and a 15 W home router. Which one costs you more over a day?Open this lesson
  3. 03Calculating energy transferredQuantitativeAn electric shower is rated 8500 W and you are in it for ten minutes. Someone leaves a 60 W lamp on for a full day. Which one transferred more energy?Open this lesson
  4. 04Reading a fuel billQuantitativeA real electricity bill lists “units used: 412” and charges 27p for each one. Nowhere on the page does it say what a unit is. What have you been buying?Open this lesson

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