Teachers Notes
Good joke for this lesson:
Say ‘can anyone tell me the unit for power?’
A student says ‘Watt’
You say again but louder ‘I SAID CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE UNIT FOR POWER?’
Guaranteed laugh… (sometimes)
5.2 Power
LO: What does ‘Power’ mean in Physics and how do we calculate it?
DO NOW:
Keywords
1) List the three things a force can change about an object. Power
2) Define the ‘work done’ by a force. Watt
3) State the principle of moments Energy
Time
Joules per second
Challenge:
Consider a skydiver falling at terminal velocity. They pull their parachute.
Immediately after they pull their parachute is their acceleration:
a, equal to g b, less than g c, equal to zero d, less than zero
Critical
thinking
Super Challenge:
A uniform beam of length 4 meters and mass 10 kg is
pivoted at one end. A 50 N force is applied vertically
downward at a point 3 meters from the pivot. Calculate the
5.2 Power
LO: What does ‘Power’ mean in Physics and how do we calculate it?
DO NOW:
Keywords
1) List the three things a force can change about an object. Power
Speed, direction, shape Watt
Energy
2) Define the ‘work done’ by a force. Time
Joules per second
Work done it the change in energy caused by a force acting over a
distance. W = F x d
3) State the principle of moments
For an object in equilibrium, the sum of the clockwise moments about a
point is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments about that same
point.
5.2 Power
LO: What does ‘Power’ mean in Physics and how do we calculate it?
DO NOW:
Keywords
Challenge: Power
Consider a skydiver falling at terminal velocity. They pull their parachute. Watt
Immediately after they pull their parachute is their acceleration: Energy
a, equal to g b, less than g c, equal to zero d, less than zero Time
Joules per second
Super Challenge:
A uniform beam of length 4 meters and mass 10 kg is
pivoted at one end. A 50 N force is applied vertically
downward at a point 3 meters from the pivot. Calculate the
total moment on the rod about the pivot.
Weight of the rod = 10 x 9.8 = 98N
Moment of the weight = 98 x 2 = 196Nm
Moment of the force = 50 x 3 = 150Nm
5.21.4
Power
LO: What is a force?
LO: What does ‘Power’ mean in Physics
LO: and how do we calculate it?
Step to Success 1
• Define power in Physics.
Step to Success 2
• Understand the units for power.
Step to Success 3
• Explain how to calculate power from energy transferred and
time.
Step 1 - Define power in Physics.
Task 1 – Discuss
What does power mean in everyday language?
What might Power mean in Physics?
Can you think of the equation for Power?
Watt is the unit for Power.
Step 1 - Define power in Physics.
Task 1 – Discuss
What does power mean in everyday language?
She is very powerful
We need more Power!
PowerPoints are really useful
What might Power mean in Physics?
Power in Physics is the rate of energy transfer or the rate of change in energy.
Can you think of the equation for Power?
Power = change in energy / time P = ΔE/t
Watt is the unit for Power.
Watts (W) (Did you spot the joke?)
Step 1 - Define power in Physics.
Task 2 – Copy
Power is the rate of energy transfer
Power = Energy transferred / time P = ΔE/t
It is measured in Watts
5.21.4
Power
LO: What is a force?
LO: What does ‘Power’ mean in Physics
LO: and how do we calculate it?
Step to Success 1
• Define power in Physics.
Step to Success 2
• Understand the units for power.
Step to Success 3
• Explain how to calculate power from energy transferred and
time.
Step 2 - Understand the units for power.
Task 3 – Let’s consider the unit of Power more closely
What is a 1 Watt equal to?
(HINT: In terms of Joules and seconds)
If you increase the power of something, what two things are you actually changing?
Write down your ideas…
Step 2 - Understand the units for power.
Task 3 – Let’s consider the unit of Power more closely
What is a 1 Watt equal to?
1 Watt = 1 Joule per second 1W = 1J/s
If you increase the power of something, what two things are you actually changing?
You are transferring more energy in a smaller time.
Step 2 - Understand the units for power.
PROGRESS CHECK:
Step 2 - Understand the units for power.
PROGRESS CHECK:
Power = Energy Transferred /
Time
P = E/t
E=Pxt
E = 78 x 10
E = 780J
5.21.4
Power
LO: What is a force?
LO: What does ‘Power’ mean in Physics
LO: and how do we calculate it?
Step to Success 1
• Define power in Physics.
Step to Success 2
• Understand the units for power.
Step to Success 3
• Explain how to calculate power from energy transferred and
time.
Step 3 - Explain how to calculate power from energy transferred and time.
Task 4
1) A motor does 500 joules of work in 10 seconds. Calculate the power
output of the motor.
2) A light bulb has a power rating of 60 watts. It is used for 2 hours. How
much work is done by the light bulb during this time?
3) A car engine provides a power output of 2000 watts. The engine does
10,000 joules of work. How much time does it take to do this work?
Challenge - A person exerts a force of 400 N to push a box 20 meters along a
flat surface in 5 seconds. Calculate the power delivered by the person.
Super Challenge - A motor generates 800 watts of power and operates for 30
seconds. If it applies a force to move an object 12 meters, calculate the
force exerted by the motor.
Step 3 - Explain how to calculate power from energy transferred and time.
Task 4
1) A motor does 500 joules of work in 10 seconds. Calculate the power
output of the motor.
P = E/t = 500/10 = 50W
2) A light bulb has a power rating of 60 watts. It is used for 2 hours. How
much work is done by the light bulb during this time?
P = E/t, E = P x t = 60 x 2 x 60 x 60 = 432,000J = 432kJ
3) A car engine provides a power output of 2000 watts. The engine does
10,000 joules of work. How much time does it take to do this work?
P = E/t, t = E/P = 10,000/2000 = 5s
Step 3 - Explain how to calculate power from energy transferred and time.
Task 4
Challenge - A person exerts a force of 400 N to push a box 20 meters along a
flat surface in 5 seconds. Calculate the power delivered by the person.
WD = F x d = 400 x 20 = 8,000J
P = E/t = 8,000/5 = 1600W
Super Challenge - A motor generates 800 watts of power and operates for 30
seconds. If it applies a force to move an object 12 meters, calculate the
force exerted by the motor.
P = E/t, E = 800/30 = 27J
WD = F x d, F = WD/d = 27/12 = 2.3N
5.21.4
Power
LO: What is a force?
LO: What does ‘Power’ mean in Physics
LO: and how do we calculate it?
Step to Success 1
• Define power in Physics.
Step to Success 2
• Understand the units for power.
Step to Success 3
• Explain how to calculate power from energy transferred and
time.
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