Measuring energy changes

By 2019-10-17T09:56:00

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Get practical with students and arm them with the skills and knowledge they need

By the age of 14, students should have seen energy changes demonstrated and learned the vocabulary to describe them. At 14–16, they progress to measuring the energy changes. This article describes practical activities and ways for teachers to support their students in this learning.  

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