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 Physics | To be confirmed. |
Wales: WJEC GCSE Science (double award) specification | To be confirmed. |

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