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Renewable Energy & Climate Change Links for  Schools

HELPFUL LINKS:

Tackling Climate Change - Guidance for Secondary Schools

A useful report with ideas and case studies from EEPH (Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes) - downloadable from the Publications webpage. (Search for 'Secondary Schools'.)

Renewable Energy for Schools - 'It's Only Natural' - from BIS (Department for Business, Innovation & Skills)
Downloadable teaching resources for primary and secondary schools.

Curriculum maps for energy education - from CREATE

EnergyZone - from The Energy Institute - Teachers' Resources, Careers advice & a students' zone

Climate Change from BBC Weather and in depth BBC News reports

Play the climate change game from the BBC - "I'm Alright Jack"

Watch an animation to explain the Greenhouse effect.

A week of climate change activities - from Oxfam

Energy Activities for Kids

From the National Energy Information Center of the US government.  Activities and quiz would need to be adapted for the UK.

Kids Corner on the Managenergy website

Learn about saving energy and renewables in a fun way.

Generation Green
Online lesson materials, resources and fun educational games from British Gas. Also prizes for young people to encourage understanding about climate change. Supercedes their 'Think Energy' programme.

school4energy.net European Sustainable Energy Education Forum (ESEEF) is a network of European organisations. Look here for ideas for energy education and school visits.

Sustainability Education in Norfolk
Check out the innovative activities happening in Norfolk - especially Energy Busters and their Greenscene magazine.

Cambridgeshire's Environmental Education Service
A beacon site for teachers and educators for environmental education.

Science Museum Energy - fuelling the future

Action Renewables - Education Programme - a school programme from Belfast, Northern Ireland
http://www.wiseuptorenewables.com/Introduction.asp