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Science - Year 8 - First Hand Investigation: Energy

A selection of resources to support Year 8 Science students to complete their assessment task.

Examples of reliable sources

This page includes examples of authoritative, reliable information sources.

All information sources pass the C.R.A.P test:


C - Currency - all information sources are from the last few years or so. The information is considered current.

R - Relevance - all information sources refer to the assessment question

A - Authority - all information sources have been written by people who are qualified and may be considered experts in their field, and / or endorsed by government and industry-standard institutions

P - Purpose - all information sources are not trying to sell anything or have an alternate agenda. The purpose of the information source is to inform and educate.

Heat - Podcast

 

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This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they combat heat! What exactly is heat in the first place? Tom takes us through the properties of heat, heat transfer, and why some things are better or worse at keeping their heat....

Energy Transformations & the Law of Conservation of Energy

References

References

BBC. (n.d.). Kinetic and gravitational potential energy: Elastic potential energy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zhvv2sg/revision/5
BBC Earth Lab. (2016, November 8). Tested! Conservation of energy principle: Earth lab [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/kP7q28wQ2P8
ConductScience. (2021, June 30). Heat [Audio podcast episode]. In The Conduct Science Podcast. https://conductscience.com/csp-heat/
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (2023, January 8). Heat. In Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/heat
Jones, A. Z. (2018, October 10). A scientific way to define heat energy. ThoughtCo, https://www.thoughtco.com/heat-energy-definition-and-examples-2698981
Science Learning Hub Pokapu AkorangaPutaiao. (2023). Heat energy. https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/750-heat-energy
University of Calgary. (n.d.). Energy education: Elastic potential energy. https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Elastic_potential_energy