Sources and Forms of Energy · B2 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.4.1.1.1 - Identify everyday applications of energy

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate at least three activities (such as jumping, clapping, or pushing) that require energy and name what gives them the strength to do each one.
Explain in their own words that food is the source of energy for their bodies and that a person who does not eat for a long time becomes weak.
Identify energy use in pictures or videos of everyday activities, such as pounding fufu, riding a bicycle, or switching on lights.
Sort at least four everyday activities into those that use body energy and those that use electrical or machine energy.
Create a simple poster showing a person engaged in an activity that uses energy and talk about it with the class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Forces and Energy (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Sources and Forms of Energy (4.1)
Content standard: B2.4.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the concept of energy, its various forms, sources and the ways in which it can be transformed and conserved
Indicator: B2.4.1.1.1 - Identify everyday applications of energy
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 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. 42
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners perform various activities involving the use of energy, e.g. jumping, clapping, pushing objects, walking, switching on the lights etc. in the classroom.
- Learners find out what helps them to perform the activities mentioned
- Learners watch pictures or videos on people doing activities involving energy. e.g. a person pounding "fufu", riding a bicycle, fetching water from a well, switching on light, playing music, etc., to reinforce the use of energy
- Learners explain what happens to a person who does not eat food for a long time.
- Summarise the lesson by explaining that energy is what gives learners and everybody the strength to do everyday activities
- Create a poster of a person engaging in an activity that uses energy, e.g. pushing an object, a farmer weeding, fishermen paddling a boat, and display them for discussion.
NB: Engage learners in more activities to demonstrate the application of energy