Year 7 Energy Circus

Year 7 – Energy Circus!

Make your way around each of the stations. Write down the types of energy used and produced by each device in the table below.

Type of energy used Types of energy Name of device (input) produced (output)

1. Desk lamp

2. Candle

3. Electric Heater

4. Airzooka

5. Desk fan

6. Squeaky horn

7. Animal sound tube toy

8. Glow stick

9. Wind-up toy

10. Toy car at top of ramp

Extension: think of a device or toy in your home, and add it to the table. MAT work: decide which forms of output energy are useful, and which are wasted. Underline the useful forms of energy in green, and the wasted forms of energy red. Include a key to show what each colour represents.