Write your ideas in the first thought bubble! Justify why an energy saving light bulb is better for the environment than a regular one Start of lesson Write your ideas in the first thought bubble! Level achieved: How to improve:
Energy efficiency and Sankey diagrams
Objectives To draw, and explain energy transfers from, Sankey diagrams To distinguish between useful and wasted energy transfers To calculate efficiency of different systems
Peer assess your partner’s work and suggest how they could improve grade criteria 8 Everything for level 7 plus Figures for efficiency of a normal vs energy saving light bulb Several examples of the impact on the environment 7 Detailed explanation of how energy saving light bulbs are more efficient Diagram is correct and detailed explanation of the resulting impact of this on the environment 6 how energy saving light bulbs are more efficient attempted a diagram description of the resulting impact of this on the environment 5 Short description of how energy saving light bulbs waste less energy than normal light bulbs
Present New Information Whenever energy is transferred, some of it gets wasted. In other words some of the original energy is transferred to an unwanted form. This can be illustrated using a SANKEY DIAGRAM
Sankey Diagram for a Light Bulb The total energy in = total energy out What si the useful energy? What is the wasted energy? We represent amount of energy using the width of the arrow
Sankey Diagram for another Light Bulb In what way is this bulb different to the first one?
Apply to Demonstrate Draw a sankey diagram for the following: A torch which uses 100J of energy and gives out 20J of light A car engine takes in 100kJ and gives out 40kJ as kinetic, 40kJ as heat, and 20kJ as sound.
Review Sankey diagrams show energy _________ The useful energy goes _______ while the wasted energy goes _____ The _______ of the arrows represent how much _______ is being transferred
Present new information Which light bulb is more efficient? How can you tell?
efficiency Efficiency is a measure of how much energy is useful, versus how much is wasted To calculate efficiency: Efficiency has no units, but can be made into a percentage (multiply answer by 100) efficiency = useful energy out total energy in
Construct your learning Around the room there are coloured post-it notes, each describing the energy transfers for the object which they are on. Your task: Collect a post-it note Identify the types of energy and if they are useful or wasted Draw a sankey diagram of the transfers Calculate the efficiency of the object Target level 6a-7c Target level 7b-7a Target level 8c
Objectives To draw, and explain energy transfers from, Sankey diagrams To distinguish between useful and wasted energy transfers To calculate efficiency of different systems
Review - Justify why an energy saving light bulb is better for the environment grade criteria 8 Everything for level 7 plus Figures for efficiency of a normal vs energy saving light bulb Several examples of the impact on the environment 7 Detailed explanation of how energy saving light bulbs are more efficient Diagram is correct and detailed explanation of the resulting impact of this on the environment 6 how energy saving light bulbs are more efficient attempted a diagram description of the resulting impact of this on the environment 5 Short description of how energy saving light bulbs waste less energy than normal light bulbs
Peer assess and justify their grade criteria 8 Everything for level 7 plus Figures for efficiency of a normal vs energy saving light bulb Several examples of the impact on the environment 7 Detailed explanation of how energy saving light bulbs are more efficient Diagram is correct and detailed explanation of the resulting impact of this on the environment 6 how energy saving light bulbs are more efficient attempted a diagram description of the resulting impact of this on the environment 5 Short description of how energy saving light bulbs waste less energy than normal light bulbs
Applying our knowledge We can calculate the efficiency of any system as long as we can measure the energy inputs and outputs. What will happen if we set up this circuit?
Total energy in = Useful energy out = Efficiency = m x C x θ V x I x t Useful formulae: V = IR Electrical power = VI = I2R = V2/R Electrical energy = Power x Time = VIt = I2Rt = (V2/R)t Heat energy = mass x specific heat capacity x temperature rise Total energy in = Useful energy out = Efficiency = m x C x θ V x I x t
What do you think will make the most efficient heater?
Draw your results table Change in temperature over ~5 minutes You will need to also record: Time Voltage (average) Current (average) Mass of water used Length and thickness of wire
Our experiment Collect your equipment Do pre-measurements (things that wont change throughout the experiment) Set up the circuit Get it checked Start the experiment!
Group results Group Length of wire Thickness of wire Average temp rise (°C) Efficiency of the heater 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Review
Plenary What did you learn today? What did you find difficult? What do you feel most confident in? How do you feel now?