The Great Sustainability Share inspires pupils to use sensory and practical experiences to explore air resistance. They gather evidence and record data from model wind turbines that they make.
Older pupils use secondary sources of evidence to connect what they know about electricity production. They develop their understanding about the range of clean energy, including nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, solar and geothermal.
Age: 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 years
Curriculum topics: working scientifically, forces – air resistance; sustainability, renewable energy
How can the wind, sun and rain help us?
Pupils use their senses to observe, feel, listen and manipulate objects to experience the wind. They talk about what they notice and are supported to connect how their everyday weather (wind, sun and rain) are used to help create electricity. Pupils use drama techniques of mime, freeze frame and slow motion to share their ideas and understanding with each other.
How can we harness the force of the wind?
Pupils experience and apply their knowledge and awareness of air resistance to connect to how sustainable energy is produced. They engage in practical activities to create a model of a wind turbine, working scientifically to explore the effect of different variables. They apply their experience to real-world contexts, thinking about the way in which electricity is produced in sustainable ways. They ask questions about how different countries across the world produce electricity, including nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, solar and geothermal.
How reliable is published information about sustainable energy?
Pupils evaluate evaluate the reliability of information gained from secondary sources. They are challenged to explore a range of sources and make judgements on their reliability, including levels of trustworthiness and accuracy.
They apply their knowledge about energy transfer to explore how electricity is produced in sustainable ways.
They find out about different forms of energy production, including nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, solar and geothermal.
Urenco is committed to promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths), nurturing the next generation of scientists and engineers
Urenco plays a key role in producing sustainable, carbon-free nuclear energy worldwide.
We are delighted to support the Great Science Share for Schools, helping to increase children’s science capital, curiosity and choices for their future
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