Energy
Energy and Thermal Physics

Particular issues arising and decisions to be made when teaching Energy

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

Energy particular issues
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Energy
Properties of Matter PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Crystal models made of marbles

Class practical: Students pile marbles into a cardboard tray and so find a convenient way of packing them together.

Practical Activity 14-16

Energy
Energy and Thermal Physics IOP RESOURCES

Energy and exercise

During a marathon, a typical runner transfers around 100 J during each foot strike with the ground, of which around 35 J is...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Energy
Energy and Thermal Physics IOP RESOURCES

The history of the concept of energy and work

The word ‘energy’ originates from the Greek energhéia, a concept Aristotle linked with the idea of hypothetical entities...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Energy and Thermal Physics

Many students see energy as an ‘intangible fluid’ that flows from one place or object to another during a process

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RESEARCH REVIEW Energy and Thermal Physics

The vast majority of students’ alternative ideas about energy could be classified into seven alternative frameworks

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RESEARCH REVIEW Energy and Thermal Physics

Many students attribute macroscopic properties like hot and cold, melting, or expanding to particles (or to atoms, molecules) when using a particulate model to explain thermal phenomena

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Energy
appears in the relation ΔEΔt>ℏ/2 ΔQ=mcΔθ E=hf E ∝ A^2
has the special case Photon Energy
is used in analyses relating to Emission/Absorption Spectra Phase Change
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