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Locomotives at Work
About this resource
Type
Learning resource
Years
8
Subject
Physics
In this activity, students use locomotives from Queensland Museum Rail Workshops’s collection to explore energy transfers and transformations. Students also interpret Sankey diagrams and calculate the hypothetical energy efficiency of various locomotives.
Other resources in this series:
Transforming Energy: Teacher Resource
Years: 6, 8
Future of Rail: A Design Challenge
Years: 6