Science Energyusually ages 9–10

Speed and energy

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object

How to tell they’ve got it

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Explain that a moving object has energy, and the faster it moves the more energy it has
Provide evidence from observations (e.g. faster ball causes more damage/movement)
Use the term 'kinetic energy' or 'energy of motion' appropriately

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Try this together

Can your child explain why a fast-moving ball knocks down more skittles than a slow one, using the idea that faster things have more energy?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Pushes & Pullsages 5–6Must understand forces change motion before relating speed to energy

Naming types of energyages 7–9Relating an object's speed to its energy requires 'kinetic energy' vocabulary

Speed and energythis skill · ages 9–10

Unlocks

What happens when things collideages 9–10Must relate speed to energy before predicting energy changes in collisions

Energy stores and transfersages 11–12KS3 kinetic energy store extends KS2 US understanding that faster-moving objects have more energy

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S3U03low confidenceYear 3 · Science understanding

identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another

AC9S4U03low confidenceYear 4 · Science understanding

identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another and investigate the effect of frictional, gravitational and magnetic forces on the motion of objects

AC9S4H01low confidenceYear 4 · Science as a human endeavour

examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

ST2-PQU-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 2

ST2-DAT-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S4H01low confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science as a Human Endeavour strand

VC2S4U10low confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Understanding strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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