B3 Science · Term 2, Week 10

Sources and Forms of Energy

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Curriculum details

Strand
Forces and Energy (Strand 4)
Sub-strand
Sources and Forms of Energy (4.1)
Content standard
B3.4.1.2 - Show understanding of the concept of heat in terms of its sources, effects, importance, and transfer from one medium to another
Indicator
B3.4.1.2.1 - Know heat as a form of energy and identify some sources of heat
Suggested placement
Term 2, Week 10 (Week 22 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 57

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners rub their palms together vigorously for a while and after that touch their cheeks with their palms.
- learners describe how they feel in their palms when they touch their cheeks.
- Ask learners to come out with other processes that can generate heat. e.g. lighting of fire, charging a laptop, charging a mobile phone, a bulb/light that is switched on for a long time.
- Learners talk about heat as a form of energy.
- Assist learners to mention some sources of heat energy. e.g. the sun, a lighted stove, lighted charcoal.