Energy Card Sort

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

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Play this Only Connect style game to get students thinking about themes around energy and the sun

Instructions

Cut out the 16 cards and lay them on the table.
Sort them out into 4 groups by working out the connections. All the connections have something to do with Energy and the Sun.
There will be exactly 4 cards in each group.

For example:

case, mark, shop, worm

All can have the word book in front of them.

fountain, pig, marker, highlighter

All types of pens.

Number 1 is the easiest, number 4 the hardest. Be careful though, there might be some red herrings!

If you get stuck, check out the ‘cheat sheet’ which will tell you what the connections are.

Find a number of card sorts based on the BBC4 programme Only Connect, all based around energy and the sun in the document provided.

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Energy card sort instructions
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Energy card sort answers
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This resource was developed by The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh.

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Level

14-16 years

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Republic of Ireland
- Junior Cycle
  - Science
    - Earth and space
      - Energy
        2. Research different energy sources; formulate and communicate an informed view of ways that current and future energy needs on Earth can be met.
    - Chemical world
      - Sustainability
        10. Evaluate how humans contribute to sustainability through the extraction, use, disposal, and recycling of materials.

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Energy Card Sort

Instructions

Downloads

Energy card sort instructions

Energy card sort answers

Additional information

The Solar Spark - solar energy resources

The Solar Spark - solar energy resources

Hand battery

Anodising titanium

Solar technology

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The impact of solar power

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Make a Grätzel cell

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