Save the Sparks: School Energy Audit

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

• collaboration
• communication
• curiosity
• initiative
• problem solving
• reflection
• social skills

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 5 & 6, Design and Technology

• negotiate design criteria including sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions (AC9TDE6P04)

• explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing designed solutions (AC9TDE6K05)

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Numeracy

Syllabus outcomes:

• ST3-1WS-S plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions
• ST3-2DP-T plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

Relevant parts of Year 5 & 6 achievement standards: Students explain how people design products, services and environments to meet the needs of communities, including sustainability. Students select and justify design ideas and solutions against design criteria that include sustainability.

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

• Target 7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

• Clipboard and pen
• Device to play media to the class
• Student worksheet

We have joined forces with Smart Ease to craft these educational materials.

Leveraging their expertise and knowledge, we've designed curriculum-aligned learning resources to empower your school in understanding energy usage. These resources aim to assist schools in adopting sustainable solutions for reducing their environmental impact.

Smart Ease has supported thousands of organisations, businesses, and schools in decarbonising and digitizing their operations through innovative funding solutions.

This partnership with Cool.org is an initiative under Smart Ease's 1% for the Planet program, showcasing their dedication to educating the upcoming generation about sustainable practices.

Level of teacher scaffolding: medium - scaffold and direct student investigation

Save The World With STEM

In this course, you will find out how STEM can be used to solve real-world problems, including those relating to sustainable development.