Introduce Energy Stores and Transfers through an engaging detective-themed lesson designed specifically for AQA GCSE Physics.

Students investigate real-world scenarios, identify energy stores, explore transfer pathways, and apply their understanding to GCSE-style questions. The lesson follows a structured learning journey from introducing the eight energy stores through to explaining energy transfers in familiar situations and exam contexts.

Included is a detailed Energy Detectives worksheet where students identify energy stores hidden within a Science & Sport Festival before progressing to a series of increasingly challenging investigation case files.

This resource is ideal for introducing the Energy topic and building confidence with the terminology required by AQA examinations.

Included

• 25-slide PowerPoint lesson
• Energy Detectives worksheet
• Fully completed answer sheet
• GCSE-style application tasks
• Real-world examples and engineering links
• Retrieval and review activities

Covers

• Conservation of energy
• The eight energy stores
• Energy transfer pathways
• Useful and wasted energy transfers
• Dissipated energy
• Sankey diagrams
• GCSE exam practice

Suitable for

• AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy
• AQA GCSE Physics
• Year 10
• Year 11 revision
• Cover lessons
• Independent learning

Designed to be highly engaging while maintaining full alignment with the AQA specification.