Australia’s Energy

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• critical thinking
• curiosity
• initiative
• global citizenship
• reflection

Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority subject matter:  Science in Practice

Unit E: Sustainability

Concepts:

Describe 

• energy sources, e.g. coal, gas, wind, solar, geothermal 
• differences between non-renewable and renewable resources 
• maintaining levels of resources to meet needs of the current and future population.

Evaluate

• renewable and non-renewable resources, e.g. comparing environmental impacts, health issues, usage, safety, energy security
• proposed sustainability strategies, e.g. on a local, state, national or global scale.

Complementary skills:

• 21st-century skills

Level of teacher scaffolding: 

• Medium: explicit instruction, scaffolding of discussion, supervising research.

UN SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Target 7.1 - By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services.

• Device capable of displaying audiovisual material
• Energy Sources Factsheets
• Infographic templates (1 per student)
• Student Worksheet
• Student devices for individual research

This lesson has been developed in partnership with the Queensland Government through Queensland's Clean Energy Workforce Roadmap. Cool.org would like to acknowledge and express our gratitude to the Clean Energy Council for the expertise and advice provided in creating these resources.

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