Curriculum links
Curriculum links: England
Use the table below to see how each activity in the Energy Home supports the curriculum for science in England.
England
| Programme of study | Knowledge, skills and understanding | Pupils should be taught | Online activities | Activity cards |
| Sc1 Scientific enquiry | Investigative skills | 2a to ask questions and decide how they might find answers to them | What is energy? | 1 |
| 2b to use first-hand experience and simple information sources to answer questions | Shine a light! | 7 | ||
| 2c to think about what might happen before deciding what to do | Shine a light! | 7 | ||
| Obtaining and presenting evidence | 2e to follow simple instructions to control the risks to themselves and to others | Spot the danger | 7, 11 | |
| 2g to communicate what happened in a variety of ways, including using ICT | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 | |||
| Considering evidence and evaluating | 2i to compare what happened with what they expected would happen, and try to explain it, drawing on their knowledge and understanding | 7 | ||
| 2j to review their work and explain what they did to others | 7 | |||
| Sc2 Life processes and living things | Humans and other animals | 2c that taking exercise and eating the right types and amounts of food help humans to keep healthy | What is energy? | 2 |
| Green plants | 3a to recognise that plants need light and water to grow | What is energy? | ||
| Sc4 Physical processes | Electricity | 1a about everyday appliances use electricity | 1, 3 | |
| 1b about simple series circuits involving batteries, wires, bulbs and other components | Shine a light! | 7 | ||
| 1c how a switch can be used to break a circuit | Shine a light! | 7 |
- Introduction
- Routes through the activities
- Notes on What is energy?
- Notes on Using energy
- Notes on Wasting energy
- Notes on Safety
- Curriculum links: England
- Curriculum links: Wales
- Curriculum links: Scotland
- Assessment
- Order classroom pack and e-newsletter
- Useful websites
- Technical information
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