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Sun to Socket
- Primary
- Year 6
- Science
- Inquiry Skills
- Environmental
- Energy
- Sustainability
- Economic
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Renewable Energy Systems & Careers
How does renewable energy power our world? Find out with these curriculum-aligned Year 6 Science lessons. Students explore solar, wind, hydropower and battery storage, while discovering the people and careers driving Australia's shift to clean energy.
Teach renewable energy through real-world careers
Spark curiosity about the future of energy through hands-on investigations, design challenges, worksheets, and videos featuring industry experts.
Through curriculum-aligned Year 6 Science lessons, students investigate, build, test, and evaluate real-world energy solutions while developing practical STEM skills.
Build renewable energy knowledge and STEM skills
Across 5 hands-on lessons, students will:
☀️ Investigate how solar power generates electricity
💨 Build, test, and improve model wind turbines
💧 Create working water wheels to explore hydropower
🔋 Explore how battery storage supports renewable energy systems
🗺️ Analyse Australia's changing energy mix
🏫 Design and pitch a renewable energy solution for their school
👷 Discover careers helping power Australia's renewable energy future.
Primary Lessons
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Gust to Grid
- Primary
- Year 6
- Science
- Inquiry Skills
- Environmental
- Energy
- Sustainability
- Economic
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Water to Watt
- Primary
- Year 6
- Science
- Inquiry Skills
- Environmental
- Energy
- Sustainability
- Economic
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Map to Mix
- Primary
- Year 6
- Science
- Inquiry Skills
- Environmental
- Energy
- Sustainability
- Economic
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Charge to Choice
- Primary
- Year 6
- Science
- Inquiry Skills
- Environmental
- Energy
- Sustainability