Internal Combustion Engine

The main presentation is a PowerPoint with animated sequences showing the energy transfers that take place in an internal combustion engine.

Support Material
Readme (instructions for whole lesson)
Learning Outcomes (PowerPoint)
Starter Activity (PowerPoint and Worksheet)
Main Activity (PowerPoint with worksheets and answer sheets)
Lesson Notes (hand-out)
Plenary Activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)

It is intended for all science teachers but particularly those who are not physics specialists. It is, primarily, aimed at 14 to 16 year old pupils but can also be used at a higher level as a precursor to a more in-depth study of this topic. Normally, the activities would fill a 45 to 60 minute lesson.

If you buy this resource, please print the Readme document as it contains the instructions and details of the files included.

Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes are based on Bloom’s taxonomy of hierarchical classification: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The lesson title and learning outcomes are:

How do Internal Combustion Engines Work?
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge

• to identify the major components in an internal combustion engine
• to identify the energy transfers that take place in an internal combustion engine
  Synthesis
• to construct a Sankey diagram

Differentiation
The activities have varying degrees of differentiation; please refer to the Readme document.