Lesson 1What is Energy?

Year 8 ScienceTransferring & Transforming

Energy.

HCSC, Term 3 2012

Learning Goal Success Criteria

• To create a mind-map of starting knowledge

• To define the term Energy

• I’ve demonstrated my starting knowledge in a mind-map

• I’ve defined Energy in my workbook

Whole class instruction

Lesson overviewToday we will be: Activating prior knowledge by using the word Energy in a

sentence, and listening to others. Listening and watching New information about the guidelines to

mind mapping. Apply new information to achieve success criteria and learning

goal, by creating your own mind map of your starting knowledge of energy.

You will also watch a short video about energy and record a definition of energy.

Review Expectations: In Todays lesson it will be important for you to pay attention.

Activate Prior Knowledge

Think of the word energy and record it in a sentence under the heading Activate prior knowledge (energy sentence).

Read out your sentence or share with a partner and volunteer sentences.

Independent/ Collaborative and Whole Group Focus

Whole Group Focus

New Information

Listen to new information about mind-mapping.

Check out some mind-map examples.Create your own mindmap

Whole group focus/ Collaborative focus

The Mind Map is a powerful learning tool!

Invented by Tony Buzan ◦ he studied the brain and how we learn◦ A mind map mirrors how the brain stores and retrieves memories, makes

connections and see’s relationships.

What is a mind map?◦ Has a central starting image◦ Uses curved lines (thick-thin like the branches in a tree)◦ Pictures with few words◦ Is colourful

All because your brain remembers things best using pictures and colour!

Research shows a person who created and reviewed a mind map has the potential to remember 98% of the information contains, 1 day, week and even 1 month afterwards!

Turn and talk to the person next to you about why you think a mind map can be a powerful learning tool.

Whole Group Focus

7 Rules of Mind Mapping

1. Start in the center of a landscaped page, 2. Use an image or picture for your central idea3. Use colours throughout4. Connect your main (thickest) branches to the

central image, then connect 2nd level (thinner) and even 3rd level (even thinner) branches

5. Make branches curve and flow and horizontal6. Use one word per line, same length as line7. Use images throughout.

Apply New Information

Create your mind mapRemember the mind mapping laws!You have 20 minutes of class time to map

your starting knowledge. If you are not finished it is homework.

Independent work

Whole Group Focus

New Information

Pay attention to the Energy power-point presentation (slides 1-3) Under the heading Energy definition, record your own definition

of Energy.

Watch the You-tube clip on “What is energy” http://www.youtube.com/watch v=o_5oYuDY2qM&feature=related

Discuss key questions at the end of the video

Key Questions ◦ What kinds of energy are there?

◦ Can energy change its form?

◦ Does the amount of energy in the universe change?

Independent work focus

Apply New Information

Record your answers to the key questions in your workbook.

If these are not finished in class you are to do these in your own time.

Goal Review• What did you learn about Energy

today?

Success Criteria:• I’ve demonstrated my starting knowledge

in a mind-map.• I’ve defined Energy in my workbook and

answered key questions.