5. Physics: Domestic fuel bills, fuel use and costs

Keystage: KS3

Subject: Physics

Resource type: Lesson

Skills: Aiming High

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In this activity, students are tasked to become a finance manager working for Hawk UK, a professional services firm. As finance manager, students will make informed decisions about the energy usage of the office by calculating energy transfers of different appliances, the total cost per appliance and the cost of energy saving options, with an extension to focus on payback time of these options.

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England: The national curriculum (England)Physics: Energy
Domestic fuel bills, fuel use and costs
Scotland: National 3 PhysicsTo be confirmed.
Wales: WJEC GCSE Science (double award) specificationTo be confirmed.

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