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Students develop a school program that will help reduce the amount of energy used. Most of the program will focus on only having appliances on when they are needed.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

bring together all their findings and understandings to create a school energy-saving plan or improve the school’s current plan
be able to make connections between behaviours and energy reduction
demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively to research and compile information on issues
communicate their plan in a well-presented document for consideration by the school community.

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Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 Science:

Science understanding influences the development of practices in areas of human activity such as industry, agriculture and marine and terrestrial resource management (ACSHE121)

Year 7 English:

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas (ACELY1725)

Year 8 Science:

Science understanding influences the development of practices in areas of human activity such as industry, agriculture and marine and terrestrial resource management (ACSHE136)

Year 8 English:

Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that raise issues, report events and advance opinions, using deliberate language and textual choices, and including digital elements as appropriate (ACELY1736)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC4-13ES, EN4-4B.

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School Energy Reduction Plan

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