Hydro Tasmania - Wind Energy

EYLF Learning Outcomes

Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

• 2.1 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment

Outcome 4: Children are involved and confident 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, enquiry, 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

Equipment needed:

• Ages 0 to 3: Materials for creating flags such as tissue paper, balloons, strips of paper, ribbons, streamers and sticky tape, plus sticks or straws for the handles.
• Ages 3 to 5: Wind turbine templates printed on paper or light card, child-safe scissors, 6cm length of drinking straw.

Supporting resources:

• Stories - The Windy Farm - optional (click here to purchase)
• Websites - Climate Kids - NASA
• "Energy" by The Apples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6gSSsCdFeA

Collect items and images that are associated with the theme of wind to use as conversation starters.

Other resources:

• Cool Australia Energy (video)

This activity is designed to help connect children to the wonders of the natural world through sensory and play-based learning.

Activity developed in partnership with  Hydro Tasmania

Hydro Tasmania has been at the forefront of clean energy innovation for one hundred years. It is Australia’s largest producer of clean energy – generating hydro and wind power - and the largest water manager. Hydro Tasmania has 55 major dams, operates 30 hydropower stations and has built some of Australia’s largest wind farms.

Hydro Tasmania also sells energy in the National Electricity Market through its retail business Momentum Energy, and sells its expertise internationally through its consulting business Entura. Visit the Hydro Tasmania website to learn how the business is working towards Australia’s clean energy future.