What is Renewable Energy?

Learn about Solar Power and Hydropower!

Lesson steps

Ask the children to think about how different life would have been 200 years ago.

Discuss their thoughts, would there have been cars, electricity? Now think about how life has changed.

What do you use energy for in your everyday life? List things you see everyday on the whiteboard.

Ask the children to think about where the energy comes from.

If there are different types of energy sources?

Split the class into groups. Tell the children to make a poster together about what they already know about energy.

Write definitions of the key vocabulary provided and create pictures.

Display the posters in class.

Read the presentations and update the posters with any new information you have collected.

What is Geothermal Energy?

Learn about what Geothermal Energy is!

Present What is Hydropower?

What is Hydropower?

Learn about hydropower and it's advantages and disadvantages.

Present What is Geothermal Energy?

What is Geothermal Energy?

Learn about what Geothermal Energy is!

Learning outcomes

Know what everyday things use electricity

Can name some of the renewable energy methods

Research and find out information about renewable energy

Questions

Why is renewable energy better than non-renewable energy?

What needs energy?

What are fossil fuels?

How does solar and wind power work?

Vocabulary

Energy

Electricity

Solar power

Hydropower

Fossil fuels

Renewable

Global warming

Climate change

Non-Renewable

Wind turbines

Activity ideas

Research

Organise children into groups of three or four. Distribute non-fiction books and provide access to the internet. Ask children to research one aspect of renewable energy.

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What is Renewable Energy?

Find out all about the different types of renewable energy.

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Lesson plan

National Grid

7: Affordable and Clean Energy Ages 7-11 Energy