Science Year 7 Energy and Elecricity Homework
What you have to do
Research your use of energy in one week and suggest ways that you might be able to reduce this. Write about 300 and no more than 500 words. You can show tables of any data collected.
How you do it
Keep a diary showing your use of energy. Include food, electricity, and petrol.
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Many food packets show how much energy one portion contains
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Find out the power rating in watts of electrical appliances you use at home; include lights, TV, music, kettles, toasters and hot water heaters, and estimate how long you use them for.
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Estimate how much petrol is used to take you to school, go shopping and be with friends.
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Work out how much you use in one week
Think of ways that you can reduce this and suggest reasons why reducing the amount may be a good thing and reasons why people may not want to reduce some things.