Exploring sources of energy (part 1)

Generation Green supports Science and Geography, with an emphasis on Active Citizenship and personal responsibility. It also supports the NFSS and Eco-Schools initiatives. The tabs below show how each lesson links into your curriculum. Where specifications are changing, links to both current and revised specifications are included.

Taking part also develops a number of important life skills for students, and for your school, which can enhance your work towards becoming more sustainable.

KS3/S1-3 Assembly Plans

This Assembly makes students think about their energy usage, and how their future will be effected.

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Exploring sources of energy (part 1)

This lesson is one in a series of lessons that prepares students for an energy audit of their school.

During this lesson students work together in small groups to prepare for a poster presentation on a given source of energy. The students will prepare for the presentation over the next 3 lessons, researching content using ICT and peer-evaluating their role in the team.

Learning objectives

To work as part of a small group, cooperating to organise themselves into a research team.
To work on a poster presentation about an energy source and its environmental impact.

Curriculum links
England (KS3)	Science: Sc3: 2i, Sc4: 5a, 5c Geography: 4b, 5a, 5b, 6j Citizenship: 3c PSHE: 4f New KS3 from Sep 08: Science: 2.1c, 2.3a, 3.4c, 4g, 4k Geography: 1.6 a-b, 3h, 4 h-j PSHE: 4e Citizenship: 2.1b, 2.3b, 4c
Scotland (S1 – S3)	5-14 Guidelines Environmental studies – level A-F 5.8 Developing informed attitudes: Social and environmental responsibility (cross level) 5.12 Science: Energy and forces (cross level) Skills in social subjects: Preparing for a task Skills in social subjects: Carrying out a task 3-18 Curriculum for excellence Science: Planet earth: sustainability Energy and the Environment: energy sources Topical Science Social Studies: people, place and environment
Wales (KS3)	Science: Scientific enquiry: 2.2, 2.4, 3.1-3 Materials and their properties: 2.11-12 Physical processes: 5.1, 5.3-4, 5.8 Geography: 3.9, 3.10 PSE: Environmental aspect New KS3 from Sep 08 Science: Skills - Planning 1, 3 Range - Independence of organisms 6, The sustainable Earth Geography: Skills – Investigation 1 Understanding places, environment and processes Range –Threatened environment, Tomorrow’s citizen, How environments and people interact, How and why environments change PSE: Skills – Developing thinking, Developing communication, Working with others Range - Sustainable development and global citizenship