Electricity
- both natural and man-made energy!
Electricity is produced, stored and distributed in a variety
of ways. Electrical energy is a very convenient form of energy: it is
clean, efficient and relatively easy to transport. But where does it come
from? This section of the Power Programme provides most of the answers
with Key Stage 3 Topic Sheets covering static electricity, current in
circuits, electromagnets and how electricity is transferred from power
station to home.
Printable Topic Sheets
These
topic sheets cover the various physical properties of electricity, its
behaviour in circuits, electromagnetic induction and how energy is transferred
from power station to home. This section provides a fundamental platform
for higher level Key Stage 4 study.
- GENERATING ELECRICITY - KS3 Energy Resources: 5c
- CURRENT IN CIRCUITS - KS3 Electricity and Magnetism: 1a-c
- MAGNETIC FIELDS - KS3 Electricity and Magnetism: 1d
- ELECTROMAGNETS - KS3 Electricity and Magnetism: 1e & f
- THE FORCE TO DELIVER - KS3 Forces and Motion: 2a-g
- FROM POWER STATION TO HOME - KS3 Energy Resources and Energy Transfer: 5a-c
Bring your lessons to our power stations
A visit to an First Hydro power station will help
you bring the curriculum alive. We have visitors centres at two of our sites, these are;
Dinorwig (Electric Mountain) and Ffestiniog,
Site Visit Fact Sheets
The Site Visit fact sheets are simple guides to accompany visits to First Hydro power stations. The guides contain a site plan for pupils to colour in and study with some basic statistical information about the site in question. There are also one or two glimpses of what the pupils will be seeing during the visit.
