Conducting a Student Led School Energy Audit

SecondaryYear 7 - 10ScienceHuman EndeavourEnvironmentalEnergy

Lesson Summary

Students will investigate their school’s energy use, identify areas of energy wastage and create recommendations for saving energy. They will calculate greenhouse gas emissions and discuss the social, economic and environmental impacts of reducing energy usage.

Learning intentions

Students will:

investigate their school's energy usage and how they could save energy.

Success criteria

Students can:

describe why saving energy is desirable
calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of energy use
propose methods of saving energy

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Conducting a Student Led School Energy Audit

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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