Energy and Sustainability

Year 2 to 4

Show only, for 50 or more students - 60 minutes.
$200 per session for up to 50 students, and additional students $4 each.

Celebrate the 2012 International Year of Sustainable Energy For All. What is energy and how do we use it? Find out how fossil fuels are made and used, and using Earth's resources sustainably.

Room requirements

Set up time: 30 minutes. Pack up time: 30 minutes. Change-over time in between repeat sessions: 10 minutes.

Floorspace big enough for students to sit and watch, with at least 2 large tables at the front for the presenter, access to electricity, and running water close by (your presenter will bring buckets). Projector screen optional.

Australian Curriculum links

Year 2

Science Understanding

Earth and space sciences: Earth's resources are used in a variety of ways. Identifying Earth's resources including water, soil and minerals, and describing how they are used. Considering what might happen to humans if there were a change in a familiar available resource. Identifying actions at school that can conserve resources.

Science as a Human Endeavour

Nature and development of science: Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events. Describing everyday events and experiences and changes using knowledge of science. Suggesting how everyday items work, using knowledge of forces or materials.

Use and influence of science: People use science in their daily lives. Identifying the way humans manage and protect resources.

Science Inquiry Skills

Questioning and predicting: Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events. Using the senses to explore the local environment to pose interesting questions, make inferences and predictions. Thinking about "What will happen if...?" type questions about everyday objects and events.

Year 3

Science as a Human Endeavour

Nature and development of science: Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships. Making predictions about change and events in our environment. Considering how posing questions helps us plan for the future.

Use and influence of science: Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions. Deciding what characteristics make a material a pollutant.

Year 4

Science Understanding

Biological sciences: Living things have life cycles. Chemical sciences: Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties, and these properties can influence their use. Considering how the properties of materials affect the managment of waste or can lead to pollution. Earth and sapce sciences: Earth's surfaces change over time as a result of natural processes and human activity. Collecting evidence of change from landforms, rocks and fossils.

Science as a Human Endeavour

Nature and development of science: Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships. Exploring ways in which scientists gather evidence for their ideas and develop explanations.

Use and influence of science: Science knowledge helps people understand the the effect of their actions. Investigating how people use science to select appropriate materials for their work. Considering methods of waste management and how they can affect the environment. Exploring how science has contributed to a discussion about an issue such as how human activity has changed the environment.