Lesson summary
In this activity students undertake an audit of transport at their school. Students look at student and staff transport use, specifically types of transport used and distances travelled. Students will also look at the relationship between petrol consumption and greenhouse gas emissions produced, and will understand that school-owned vehicles also contribute to the energy used and emissions produced by their school. Finally, students design and execute a communication plan for sharing their data with the rest of the school.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand that there a range of different transport types for commuting to school and a range of distances travelled.
- recognise the relationship between petrol consumption and greenhouse gas emissions produced.
- understand that school-owned vehicles also contribute to the energy used and emissions produced by their school.
- understand that the transport involved with excursions/camps/field trips also contribute to the energy used and emissions produced by their school.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian curriculum content descriptions:
Year 5 Geography:
- Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary and secondary sources (ACHASSI095)
- Present ideas, findings, viewpoints and conclusions in a range of texts and modes that incorporate source materials, digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms and conventions (ACHASSI105)
- Reflect on learning to propose personal and/or collective action in response to an issue or challenge, and predict the probable effects (ACHASSI104)
Year 6 Geography:
- Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary and secondary sources (ACHASSI123)
- Reflect on learning to propose personal and/or collective action in response to an issue or challenge, and predict the probable effects (ACHASSI132)
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability – OI.3 – Sustainable patterns of living rely on the interdependence of healthy social, economic and ecological systems.
General capabilities
Numeracy, Critical and creative thinking
Syllabus Outcomes: GE3-4.
Connecting lessons: Energy audit – must be completed as a compulsory action.
Resources required
- Internet access
- student worksheet
- access to information about school-owned vehicle petrol consumption
Additional info
This lesson can be used when working on the Energy Module of ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic Certification.
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