TrIsCo UK Study Tour: tEC's schools work
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TrIsCo UK Study Tour: tEC's schools work
- 1. Project part-financed by the European Union tEC Schools Work • tEC have predominantly worked with infant and primary school children, ages 5-11 • We are now developing materials for secondary schools (ages 11-16) as well • tEC offers a range of activities when visiting schools
- 2. Project part-financed by the European Union Activities • Professor Switchitoffs Exam of Energy Excellence, KS2 - This involves a range of hands on activities to demonstrate energy saving - Children work in small groups on each activity in turn Eco Dolls House
- 3. Project part-financed by the European Union Activities • Mission Energy, KS2 - The children perform an energy audit of their own school, this involves looking for energy crimes and also thinking of solutions - They then report their findings back to the head teacher
- 4. Project part-financed by the European Union Activities • Story of the Six Sunbeams, KS1 - A story with pictures and props about how the energy from the sun is vital to life on earth - Ends with the problems of burning fossil fuels and what the children can do to help look after the planet
- 5. Project part-financed by the European Union Activities • Who wants to be an Energy Extraordinaire, KS1 or 2 - A quiz along the lines of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (but without the money) - This can be done with a class or whole assembly, two teams sit at the front - Series of multiple choice questions are read out and the teams have to buzz in
- 6. Project part-financed by the European Union Example Quiz Questions • Which one of these uses the most energy in our home? A. Hot waterHot water B. HeatingHeating C. CookingCooking D. ComputersComputers and lightsand lights
- 7. Project part-financed by the European Union Quiz Heating Hot water Cooking Computers and lights How we use energy
- 8. Project part-financed by the European Union Quiz • Here are four fun things to do when you’re not at school. Can you spot the odd one out and explain why? A. T.V.T.V. B. PlayPlay StationStation C. WiiWii D. BoardBoard GamesGames
- 9. Project part-financed by the European Union Quiz D. Board GamesD. Board Games
- 10. Project part-financed by the European Union Our Experiences • What works best with schools - The activities are interactive and fun so the children are more likely to be motivated - We speak to teachers beforehand to check for specific requirements so we can tailor the activities - We try to link the activities to the national curriculum where possible - We request feedback from the teachers we work with
- 11. Project part-financed by the European Union Partnerships • Working with others - tEC have recently invited Local Authority staff along to school visits - Staff from both Havant Borough Council and Gosport Borough Council have attended visits and joined in - Beneficial and a good opportunity for them to engage with their local schools
Editor's Notes
- Give examples of activities e.g. Energy Saving Dolls House, looking at where our food comes from and thinking about food miles, identifying energy saving devices Hand around some of the activities e.g. wind turbines and solar circuits
- Introduction on what an energy crime is. Children put into small groups and sent to different areas of the school to look for energy crimes, they have a prompt sheet to give them ideas of what to look for, e.g. lights left on, very hot or cold areas. They then report back to the rest of the class. Then they all write up their findings and recommendations for the head teacher.
- Story goes through how the sun makes life on earth possible. Talks about the production of fossil fuels millions of years ago and how we are now digging lots of this up and burning it and this is causing global warming. Explain how this is sad but we can do things to help, give some examples about using less energy such as turning off lights when you leave the room and then get the children to think of more.
- This quiz is a good introduction to all the issues and gets the children thinking. We often start the activities for the day with the quiz. The main participants are the children on the teams, however we have ask the audience so they can join in as well. We usually run this quiz boys against girls and the element of competition means the children get quite excited sometimes.