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Energy Transformations in Action: Exploring Pumped Hydro

SecondaryYear 8SciencePhysicsEnvironmentalClimate ChangeEnergySustainabilityEconomicIndustry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Summary

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • explore the energy transfers and transformations in the Kidston Pumped Hydro Project
  • understand the importance of energy storage systems like batteries in supporting renewable energy.

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • categorise energy types as potential or kinetic during various stages of the Kidston Pumped Hydro Project
  • describe the different types of energy involved in the Kidston Pumped Hydro Project and outline their transformations and transfers
  • outline the importance of the type, order and timing of particular energy transfers and transformations occurring in the system, and summarise their importance for enhancing sustainability.

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