What makes it go?

What makes it go?

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Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Working with Students

Draw a line to match each object with the type of energy which powers it. One has been done for you. One type of power is not needed.

 
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Science, Knowledge, Physical World
Keywords: 
physics concepts, energy, energy sources, matching
Description of task: 
Students match pictures of six objects to their appropriate energy source from the list provided.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y4 (11/01)
car – very easy

steam train – very easy

solar panels – easy

TV – very easy

skier – easy

 

Diagnostic and formative information: 
Analysis of responses
Car - 91% students correctly linked this with petrol.
Steam train - 82% of students.
Solar panels - 76% of students.
TV - 90% of students.
Skier - 72% of students.