Design an Energy Efficient School

In this lesson, students redesign an area of their school to make it as energy efficient as possible. They will identify energy users in the classroom then brainstorming design solutions to remove or reduce reliance on these items. The class then selects and area of the school to assess and redesign for improved energy efficiency. The lesson concludes with students presenting their plan as a model or chart.

By completing the activities in this lesson, students will understand how science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations. They will use comprehension strategies to interpret, analyse and synthesise ideas and information, critiquing ideas and issues from a variety of textual sources.
Students will be able to identify energy users in and around their school, justify design features choices to increase energy efficiency and redesign an area of the school to be more energy efficient.
Students will present their designs using a map, model, blue-print, drawing or digital
representation/model.