year 7 Physics topics

In Year 7 Physics you will learn about the different types of energy and how one form changes to another. You will find out about the different ways humans produce electricity as well as what it actually is . The other topics are about space and forces. 

Test out your Physics knowledge with the BBC Bitesize Physics Triathlon.

7i energy resources

This unit is about the ten different types of energy and how energy transforms from one type to another. Pupils will also learn how we get electricity from renewable and non-renewable sources. 
Here are the learning objectives for this topic

I can

o Name examples of fuels

o Suggest advantages and disadvantages of fuels

o Name the different types of energy

o Give advantages and disadvantages of different ways of making electricity

o Give advantages and disadvantages of using biodiesel

I understand

o What a fuel is

o How fire extinguishers work

o How fossil fuels are formed

o That energy cannot be created or destroyed

o That energy changes from one type to another

o That food contains energy, and different foods have different amounts

o How fossil fuels forms

o That we can get electricity from burning coal, oil or natural gas in a power station

o The difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources

o How electricity is produced in hydroelectric, wind, solar, geothermal, and tidal power stations

useful 7i websites

Ecokids. A Canadian website which has links to lots of other ones with information.

Label the energy source game.

Try this matching game for natural resources.

Visit this neoK12 website which has a list of videos about the topic.

Learn about renewable energy with this hungry mice game from the London Science museum.

Look at this quiz with fun facts about energy usage from Alliant Energy.

Learn about energy changes with this animation from Alliant Energy.


Try this great game from Sciencenetlinks.com where you choose how an imaginary city generates its electricity.

now watch this prezi

Renewable Energy on Prezi