Earth Hour - Wind

EYLF Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 2:

• Children are connected with and contribute to their world
• 2.3 Children become aware of fairness

Learning Outcome 4:

• Children are confident and involved learners
• 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
• 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
• 4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
• 4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

• Windmill templates
• Child-safe scissors
• A piece of recycled card/strong paper
• A piece of coloured card
• A stick or strong drinking straw
• A drawing pin or thumbtack
• Glue or gluestick
• A hammer (optional)
• Streamers and sticky tape (optional).

Supporting resources:

• Stories – The Windy Farm – optional (click here to purchase).
• Websites – Climate Kids – NASA
• Collect items and images that are associated with the theme of wind to use as conversation starters.
• Energy fact sheet

This lesson has been created in partnership with WWF-Australia. Earth Hour is the world’s largest community-driven climate change campaign. At the centre of Earth Hour is switching off lights to show a commitment to taking action.

Thousands of teachers use Earth Hour’s education program to enrich their curriculum and provide pathways for young people to create change in their world.

For the most up to date Earth Hour dates, times, and events, check here.
Cool Australia Presents Energy (https://vimeo.com/74926420)