United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory

Principles of energy

1. Explore inside atoms

Structure of the atom

Principles of energy

1. Explore the kinetic energy store

1. Learn about climate change

Conservation of energy

2. Explore ways to reduce how much rubbish is sent to landfill

Conservation of energy

2. Explore isotopes and ionisation

2. Explore the gravitational potential energy store

Development of the atom

Gravitational potential energy

Gravitational potential energy

Changes in the atom

3. Explore ways to reduce energy consumption

3. Explore the history of atomic models

3. Explore the conservation of energy

4. Explore radioactivity

4. Explore the elastic potential store

4. Explore what happens when fuels are burnt

Kinetic energy

Kinetic energy

Stable and unstable isotopes

5. Explore power

5. Explore the outcomes of COP26

5. Explore the properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation

Elastic energy

Detecting radiation

Elastic energy

Contamination, irradiation, and hazards

Efficiency

6. Compare data associated with the weather

6. Explore efficiency and reducing unwanted energy transfers

6. Explore the half-life of a radioactive isotope

Efficiency

7. Explore specific heat capacity

7. Explore nuclear equations

Work done and power

Work done and power

Types of nuclear radiation

Energy demands and issues

Nuclear decay equations

8. Explore hazards of radiation

8. Explore specific heat capacity - Required practical

Energy demands and issues

Renewable energy resources

9. Explore insulating material - required practical

9. Explore uses of radiation

Half-life

Renewable energy resources

Background radiation

Thermal energy transfers

Thermal energy transfers

10. Explore non-renewable energy resources - fossil fuels

10. Explore fission and fusion

Thermal insulation

11. Explore nuclear energy

Thermal insulation

Uses of radiation

12. Explore renewable energy resources

Nuclear fission

Thermal insulation- required practical

Nuclear fusion

Nuclear issues

Explore how to accelerate the phase-out of coal

Explore how to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and renewables

Explore how to curtail deforestation

Explore how to accelerate the phase-out of coal

Getting back on track - What we can do at school and home

Explore how to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration between governments, businesses and civil society

Explore the Paris Rulebook about how it impacts my daily life at work

Explore how to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration

Explore the Paris Rulebook and how it impacts my daily life at school

Explore how to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration

Explore the Paris Rulebook and how it impacts my daily life at school

Explore what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

Explore how we can spend our money to help climate change

Explore how we can work towards unleashing the trillions in private and public sector finance required to secure global net zero

11. Explore how radiation is used in medicine

Explore what you can do to mobilise your finances at work

Explore what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

Explore how we can spend our money to help climate change

Explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems at work

Explore how we can build defences, warning systems and resilient infrastructure

Explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems

Explore how we can adapt to weather changes

Explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems

Explore how we can build flood defences, warning systems and resilient infrastructure and agriculture

Explore how to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and renewables

Explore how to accelerate the phase-out of coal

Explore how to curtail deforestation

Getting back on track - What we can do at school and home

Getting back on track - What can we do at work?

Explore how to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and renewables

Explore how to curtail deforestation