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Energy Resources and Saving Energy — Interactive Lesson (Ages 11–14)

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Pupils sort energy resources into renewable and non-renewable, compare appliances using their power ratings and calculate the cost of using an appliance from kilowatt-hours.

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Lesson at a glance

What pupils will learn

  • Sort energy resources into renewable and non-renewable.
  • Use power ratings to compare how much energy appliances use.
  • Calculate the cost of using an appliance.
  • Describe ways to save energy at home and school.

Curriculum

UK
Year 7 Science, National Curriculum (England)
Topic area
Forces and Energy
US equivalent
Grade 6 (year level only; not mapped to US standards)

What the lesson covers

  • Energy Resources
  • Power Ratings
  • Saving Energy

How it is interactive

  • 4 multiple-choice questions
  • 2 true or false questions
  • 1 fill-in-the-blank question
  • 1 sorting and ordering task
  • 1 sentence-writing task
  • 1 drag-the-words sentence
  • 1 reveal card

Feedback and what you get

Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end. Sentence-writing tasks are for pupils' own answers and are not marked automatically.

A 17-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.

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Where does our electricity come from, and how can families cut their energy bills? This 17-slide interactive lesson on saving energy takes pupils from first ideas to exam-style explanations, with 10 self-marking activities and nothing to prepare beforehand.

Teaching Energy Resources and Saving Energy in KS3 Science

Pupils sort energy resources into renewable and non-renewable, compare appliances using their power ratings and calculate the cost of using an appliance from kilowatt-hours. They suggest practical ways to save energy at home and school, such as LED bulbs, switching off and shading windows, and explain why each one works.

What Pupils Will Learn

  • Sort energy resources into renewable and non-renewable.
  • Use power ratings to compare how much energy appliances use.
  • Calculate the cost of using an appliance.
  • Describe ways to save energy at home and school.

What’s Included

  • 17-slide interactive lesson on saving energy
  • 10 self-marking activities: multiple-choice questions, true-or-false checks, sorting tasks, drag-and-drop categorising and fill-in-the-gap questions
  • Step-by-step teaching cards that reveal one point at a time
  • A written explanation task with a model answer for self-assessment

Why Teachers Love It

  • No prep — open it on an interactive whiteboard, laptop or tablet
  • Instant feedback explains every answer, right or wrong
  • Everyday examples make physics feel real
  • Works for whole-class teaching, independent study or revision

Curriculum Alignment

Supports the UK Key Stage 3 Science curriculum and Nigerian Junior Secondary Basic Science (JSS1–JSS2), building the foundations pupils need for GCSE, WAEC and NECO.

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FAQ

What year groups is this for? Year 7 (ages 11–14), and JSS1–JSS2 in Nigeria.

Is it self-marking? Yes — all 10 activities give instant feedback.

Do pupils need to log in? No. The lesson runs in any modern web browser.

Can I use it for revision? Yes. Pupils can replay it as often as they like, and the results screen shows which questions to review before a test.

Year GroupYear 7 Science
Resource Type🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities
FormatDigital Only
CurriculumEngland & Wales — KS3 (Year 7)
Added23 October 2026

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