No engine, no motor, and yet the roller coaster makes it round. How?

That one question drives this whole lesson. Pupils track energy through all eight stores, see why it is never used up, only transferred, and finish by working out what keeps the ride going.

Inside the lesson:

• 14 slides, each with teacher notes, timings and the misconception to watch for
• Energy transfer diagrams and worked conservation numbers
• Work done = force x distance, step by step
• Bronze, Silver and Gold tasks, plus a key words slide
• A hinge question to check understanding mid-lesson
• A “case closed” plenary that answers the roller coaster question

Comes with a worksheet, homework and full answers (PDF). The PowerPoint is fully editable. This is Lesson 1 of our KS3 Energy Bundle.

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