I am responsible for creating content on Energy and Change, including sharing an experiment, information about an energy company, creating a poster, and a video demonstration of a simple electrical circuit. Through this project, I hope to deepen my understanding of how energy is used in our daily lives and how to teach these concepts creatively to learners.

This experiment tests different everyday materials to see whether they are conductors or insulators of electricity. Using a simple circuit with a battery, wires, a bulb, and a switch. Each material is placed into the gap in the circuit. If the bulb lit up, the material was a conductor, and if the bulb stayed off, it was an insulator. The results showed that metals like coins and paper clips are conductors, while materials such as plastic, rubber, and wood are insulators. (Adatia et al., n.d.)

This video provides information about Sasol, a South African energy and chemical company. Sasol is well known for producing fuel, electricity, and chemical products by converting natural resources like coal and gas into useful energy forms. The company plays a major role in South Africa’s energy sector and contributes to the economy by creating jobs and supplying energy products. The video explains how Sasol works, its importance in everyday life, and also mentions how the company is working towards cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions (Sasol, 2013).

Cell: a source of electrical energy that stores and then supplies energy to a circuit.

Battery: two or more cells connected to provide electrical energy.

Components: parts of an electrical circuit.

Electrical current: the movement of electrical charges through a conductor.

Conductor: a material that allows electrical current to flow through.

Insulator: covering on circuit wires that keeps electrical current in the wire.

Switch: a component for controlling whether current flows in an electrical circuit.

Buzzer: device that converts electrical energy to sound energy.

Motor: converts electrical energy to movement energy.

System: something that is made up of two or more parts that work together to do a specific job.

Input: a component that goes into a circuit and provides the energy to the circuit.

Output: a component that causes the result in a circuit due to the input components energy.

Fossil fuel: the remains of dead plants and animals that store energy from the sun from millions of years ago.

Non- renewable energy resources: resources such as coal that cannot be replaced when they are used up.

Renewable energy resources: energy sources that cannot be used up.

Power station: a place where electricity is generated.

Generator: a machine that produces electricity.

(Adatia et al., n.d.)

Adatia, R., Barker, K., Clitheroe, F., Cohen, S., Cowan, J., De Villiers, R., Joannides, A., Van Zijl, M., Vissagie, L., Waters, H. and Webb, J., (n.d.). Platinum Natural Sciences and Technology: Grade 6 Learner’s Book. Cape Town: Maskew Miller Learning.

Sasol (2013) Sasol Technology - Fuel. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhYczXirU9o (Accessed: 13 September 2025).

This assignment helped me understand Energy and Change better, especially through the practical experiment and the circuit video. I learned how to apply the scientific method in a hands on way and improved my research skills while working on the CAPS content and energy company task. Even though group work was sometimes challenging, using Padlet made collaboration creative and interesting. Overall, the project was a valuable learning experience.

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In this video, I demonstrate a simple electrical circuit using a battery, wires, a switch, and a light bulb. Each component is explained while I connect the circuit. The video shows how electricity flows when the circuit is complete and how the bulb lights up when the switch is closed. This activity also applies the scientific method, helping learners understand the importance of conductors, energy sources, and control in a basic electrical system.

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This video shows me conducting the experiment. I am testing different everyday materials to see if they are conductors or insulators of electricity. By placing each material into a simple circuit, I observe whether the bulb lights up. Materials like metals allow electricity to flow and are conductors, while materials such as plastic, rubber, and wood are insulators.

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Gr 4 Natural Science and Technology test

It is a fill in worksheet

Learners will need to have knowledge about energy and sources. Terminology of sources, stored, input and output, energy transfer.

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(Adatia et al., n.d.)