This work considers the different meanings of energy and its effects upon language and personality. It highlights, through a range of practical examples, the difficulties of teaching the concept of energy and ways in which it can be related to the everyday world and school physics.

This work considers the different meanings of energy and its effects upon language and personality. It highlights, through a range of practical examples, the difficulties of teaching the concept of energy and ways in which it can be related to the everyday world and school physics.