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6 Extra Activities
We have included these activities as you may like to use them for ‘fast nishes’ or take
home sheets.
Activities
6.1 Energy scramble - word meanings
6.2 Energy word search
6.3 Energy word snakes
6.4 Energy maze
6.5 Energy tangle
6.6 Energy safety
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6.1
6.1 Energy Scramble
How many of these energy words can you unscramble?
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1 Solution: electricity, solar, hydro, energy, gas, circuit, power, kilowatt, switch, wire, current,
voltage, insulator, conductor, amp, meter, turbine, plug.
2 Match the words you have unscrambled with the meanings in the table below.
3 Use a dictionary and the energy glossary to help you.
1,000 watts
A source of energy found in nature that can also be articially produced. A ow of electrons.
The basic unit of measurement to measure the rate of ow of an electric current.
An instrument that records the amount of electricity that passes through it.
Something that allows electricity to ow easily.
The force or energy used to do work. It is measured in watts.
An unbroken loop of material that electricity can ow through.
The ability to do work and produce power. Humans get it by eating food.
A constant ow of electrical charges through matter.
Energy produced by the sun’s light and heat.
A device that opens or closes an electrical circuit.
A device used in the generation of electricity - a shaft with blades at one end and
electromagnets at the other.
A thread of metal.
Like air, not liquid or solid.
The force or pressure that moves electric current through a conductor.
Material that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily.
Device of metal pins tted into a socket to make an electrical connection.
To do with water.
4 Make a list of other words we use when we are talking about energy or electrical safety.
5 Choose ve of these words. Scramble the letters and write the scrambled word.
6 Give your scrambled words to another student. Can they unscramble them?
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6.2 Energy Word Search
G E N E R A T O R L W A V E S
S P I X L D S W I N D B U S R
W R N P H O T O V O L T A I C
I O S F C O W W L A A M G R O
T T U D H I Q I O A O E E E N
C O L M T J R C R I R G O S D
H N A E U F P C B E G A T I U
M E T E R U U P U E A W H S C
P L O R B D M E L I S A E T T
O E R S I A M B L Y T T R A O
W C A R N G A Y G C O T M N R
E T G T E V U R R E N T A C R
R R L A P N E U T R O N L E T
K O T R A N S M I S S I O N E
V N P I E L E C T R I C I T Y
W K I L O W A T T D Z W A T T
Find these energy words in the grid. The words are written upwards, downwards, across and
diagonally.
AMP CONDUCTOR ELECTRON GENERATOR INSULATOR METER
POWER SOLAR TURBINE OHM BIOMASS CURRENT
ENERGY GEOTHERMAL PROTON NEUTRON VOLT WIND
WAVE SWITCH CURCUIT ELECTRICITY FUEL GRID
MEGAWATT PHOTOVOLTAIC RESISTANCE TRANSMISSION GAS OIL
WIRE CABLE COAL KILOWATT WATT
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6.3 Energy Word Snakes
Work with a partner or in groups of three. Find an energy word starting with the last letter of the
previous word.
For example:
If the rst word is “solar”, the next person could add the word “renewable” making
“solarenewable”. The next person adds a word beginning with “e” such as “electricity” making
“solarenewablelectricity”. The snake gets longer until no more energy words can be added. A new
energy word snake is started with a different energy word.
Hint: Use the energy glossary to help you nd energy words
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6.4 Energy Maze
Find your way through this maze and avoiding wasting energy on the way.
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6.5 Energy Tangle
Untangle the wires and stay safe around electricity.
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6.6 Energy Safety
Find your way through this maze avoiding the unsafe situations. Keep safe around electricity.
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