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Renewable Energy and Its Impacts on Earth’s Spheres
Lesson5 of 5 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9ScienceEarth and SpaceEnvironmentalCitizen ScienceEnergySustainabilityEconomicIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureJob Ready
Lesson Summary
Students explore the concept of renewable energy and its environmental significance as well as the positive and negative impacts it has on the interconnections of Earth's spheres. They examine various renewable energy technologies and learn about the importance of nature-positive renewable energy projects. Through a creative design task, students conceptualise this nature-positive idea, fostering a deeper understanding of renewable energy's role in achieving a sustainable, net-zero economy whilst also considering its influence on Earth's interconnected spheres.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- Understand renewable energy and its significance, as well as investigating both the positive and negative impacts of renewable energy technologies on Earth's spheres. They will design a nature positive renewable energy project that will focus on sustainability of the environment.
Success criteria
Students can:
- Define renewable energy and summarise its importance.
- Assess the positive and negative impacts of renewable energy technologies on Earth's spheres.
- Design a nature positive solution to a renewable energy environmental limitation.
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