Boardworks GCSE Additional Science: Physics

Work and Power

Boardworks GCSE Additional Science: Physics

Work and Power

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Teacher notes
It may be worth pointing out to students that the force needed to lift an
object is the same as the weight of the object. For example, the force
needed to lift a 100N box is 100N.

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Teacher notes
This activity could be used to introduce the factors affecting the work
done when moving an object, and ‘work done = force x distance’
equation. A further question to ask the students is what type of energy
do the crates gain when lifted by the crane (gravitational potential
energy), and how the equation used to calculate GPE compares with
the equation to calculate work done.

It may be worth pointing out to students that the force needed to lift an
object is the same as the weight of the object. For example, the force
needed to lift a 10,000N box is 10,000N.
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Photo credit: © 2007 Jupiterimages Corporation

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Photo credit: Dan Penton

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Teacher notes
This true-or-false quiz could be used as a starter exercise to work on work
and energy. Students could be given coloured traffic light cards (red = false,
green = true) to vote on the statements shown. To stretch students, they
could be asked to explain their voting.

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Teacher notes
This animation could be used to introduce the concept of power as the rate
at which work can be done (or energy transferred).

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Photo credit (top): NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre

F-14 Tomcat

Photo credit (bottom): NASA

B-17 Flying Fortress

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Teacher notes
Students could be informed that 1W = 1J/s.

See the Boardworks GCSE Science (Physics) ‘Electricity to the Home’

presentation for information about electrical power.

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Photo credit: Steve Woods

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Photo credit: Dan Penton

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Photo credit (top): NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre

F-14 Tomcat

Photo credit (bottom): NASA

B-17 Flying Fortress

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Photo credit: Kiril Havezov

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Teacher notes
More information on the fuel consumption/efficiency of cars is available at:

• http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/index.shtml
• http://www.mpgbuddy.com/

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Teacher notes
This multiple-choice quiz could be used as a plenary activity to assess
students’ understanding of work and power. The questions can be skipped
through without answering by clicking “next”. Students could be asked to
complete the questions in their books and the activity could be concluded
by the completion on the IWB.

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