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Group 1 Design page

Level : Sec 1 Topic :Electrical Energy

Learning outcomes (including use of basic skills and process skills):

Students should be able to:

calculate the electrical energy of home appliances cost of operating these appliances in a day generate strategies to save electrical energy at home.

ICT tools: Google spreadsheet and PIE chart Link to Straits Times Newspaper Articles on Energy

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY For each feature, mark on the continuum if you are planning for more self-directed (SD) or more Teacher guided (TG) inquiry** ||
 * || **Description of activity:** || **Essential features of inquiry:
 * Question || Each student to identify the power rating of one appliance. || SD ||
 * Evidence || Students to record the power rating in the spreadsheet and hence calculate the energy used and the cost of operating the appliance in a day.

Students are also to represent the various energy consumption of the appliances into a PIE chart in their group.

Teacher will provide students with the links to several news articles related to energy. || SD ||
 * Explanation/ Communication || Students should be able to identify those electrical appliances that consume more energy and hence come up with strategies to save energy for each appliance. || SD ||

Evaluation of Pupils' Learning: