Design a School Energy Saving Plan

In this lesson students synthesise what they have learnt about energy and develop a class or school program that will help reduce the amount of energy used. Students will work in groups to select an action that is important to them, then brainstorm an idea for making this action happen. Next, they collaboratively plan a project based on their idea and then execute this plan. Finally, students are asked to reflect upon the success of their project and their role in creating and executing the project.

Key lessons and understandings of activity:

• How can we reduce the amount of energy being used in our classroom or at our school?
• How can we plan and design a class or school energy saving plan?
• How can we share what we have learnt about energy and reducing energy use with the school and wider community?