Lesson summary

Students use this activity to draw conclusions about viable ways of reducing energy use at school and at home. They use their conclusions to create a class booklet, with each student contributing a page.

Learning Goals:

Often we need to understand the problem, and then come to a conclusion so we can develop a solution. Reducing energy waste can be done by everyone.

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Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 3 English:

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose (ACELY1682)

Year 3 Science:

Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports (ACSIS060)

Year 4 English:

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features (ACELY1694)

Year 4 Science:

Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports (ACSIS071)

Syllabus Outcomes: ST2-4WS, EN2-2A.

Indoor or outdoor activity: Indoor

Time required: 45 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Lead a brief discussion on energy saving ideas. Oversee creation of booklet.

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Make an Energy Saving Book

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