This is a worksheet containing images and descriptions of the stages in a coal-fired power station. Students cut out the images and descriptions to arrange them in the correct sequence.

Educational value statement

• Allows students to demonstrate the sequence of stages and energy conversions in a power station.
• Can be used in conjunction with Oresome Resources’ ‘Coal Fired Energy Plant Interactive’
• Can be downloaded as a PDF or MS Word file.

Key learning objectives

• Students explain how energy from coal can be used to generate electricity
• Students recognise that energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy, and causes change within systems
• Students explain the stages and energy conversions that occur in a coal-fired power station.

Strands

• Science Understanding: Physical sciences
• Sciuence as a Human Endeavour: Nature and development of science

Australian Curriculum content statements 

Science: ACSSU155 (8); ACSSU046 (3)