Session Five: Renewable Energy

Session Five: Renewable Energy

Objectives

After Session Five, students should understand:

• The main differences between renewable and non-renewable sources of energy
• That renewable energy does not release carbon dioxide
• The basic principles of the main renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar power

National Curriculum Links Key Stage 2

• Geography:
  • 2d Using secondary sources
  • 4b Physical and Human processes
  • 6e An environmental issue
• Science:
  • Sc4/4a Electricity
• Design and Technology:
  • 5c Design and making

Lesson plan, procedures and teachers' notes

• Session 5 lesson plan (32KB, doc)
• Session 5 activity procedures (244KB, pdf)
• Session 5 teachers' background notes (133KB, pdf)

Activity 25 Renewable V Non-Renewable

Identifying whether photos show renewable or non-renewable energy.

Activity 25 Procedure (24KB, doc)

Energy source pictures (289kb, pdf) (Also available in resources box.)

Activity 26 Renewable Energy Options

PowerPoint presentation and Science Museum animations showing the main renewable energy types.

Activity 26 Procedure (36KB, doc)

PowerPoint slides Renewable Option presentation (4.92MB, ppt)

Activity 27 Wind and solar power kits

Working example of a wind turbine, solar PV panels and solar hot water panel.

Activity 27 Procedure (26KB, pdf)

The mini renewable energy kits must be borrowed from Harrogate Borough Council for this activity. Kits are available to purchase from the National Energy Foundation.

Activity 28 Renewable brainteasers

Research activity using fact cards to complete worksheets about the different renewable energy sources.

Activity 28 Procedure (23.5KB, pdf)

Renewable Brainteaser Worksheets (1MB, pdf)

Renewables fact cards (2.4MB, pdf) (Also available in the Resources Box.)

A3 size renewable energy poster (1.02MB, pdf) (Also available in the Resources Box.)

A3 size non-renewable energy poster (807KB, pdf) (Also available in the Resources Box.)

Activity 29 Solar Car races

Work in pairs to make mini solar powered cars from kits, and hold races outside, to demonstrate solar PV energy.

Activity 29 Procedure (203kb, pdf)

Solar Car Kits must be borrowed from Harrogate Borough Council for this activity. Kits can be purchased from Plugging into the Sun.

Activity 30 Renewable Energy Survey

Homework activity, looking at the types of renewable energy which could be installed at home.

Microgeneration Survey worksheet (618KB, doc)

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