| Preface/Developing lesson plans/Links to national curriculum/Glossary |
1 Sustainable use of energy
Impact of energy usage/ Limits to growth of fossil fuels/
Environmental impact of energy usage/ Climate change and
carbon cycle/ Greenhouse gases and global warming/ Renewable
energy and sustainability/ Attitudes, values and sustainability/
Layout of handbook
Activities: How
energy usage has increased/ Use of fossil fuels/ Climate
change/ Consequences of global warming/ Managing without
energy |
2 Energy efficiency in the home
Electricity usage/ Life cycle of a product/ Product labels/
EU energy label/ Other energy and environmental labels/
Efficient use of electricity/ Gas/ Identifying heat loss/
Energy sustainable buildings/ Conclusions
Activities:
Product labels/ Energy efficient appliances/ Heat loss detective |
3 Renewable energy sources
Solar energy/ Renewable heating and cooling systems/ Renewable
electricity sources/ Applications of renewable energies
to buildings/ Local energy sources/ Conclusions
Activities:
Feel the suns energy/ Wind potential at your school/ Suitability
of renewable heating sources in your home/ Sustainability
of heating sources/ Renewable energy potential at your school/
Centralised versus local energy production |
4 Heat flow in buildings
Heat transfer/ Production and distribution of heat/ Heat
loss in buildings/ Reducing heat loss/ Air ventilation/
Sources of advice/ Heating bill/ Energy consumption of a
household/ Cost of home heating/ Efficient heating
Activities: Heat energy/ Heating and cooling/
Heat loss detective/ Ventilation loss/ Getting advice/ Energy
economics |
5 Passive solar
Heat characteristics/ Solar shading/ Solar heating/ Vented
windows/ Natural ventilation/ Heat storage/ Potential in
school and home/ Advice
Activities:
Heat absorption and reflection/ Thermal inertia/ Trombe
box/ Passive solar potential at school/ Passive solar potential
at home/ Previous knowledge/ Getting advice |
6 Solar water heating
Solar system/ The sun/ The earth/ Solar radiation/ Solar
water collectors/ Providing hot water
Activities:
Solar water heating/ Solar water potential/ Hot water detective/
Getting advice/ Solar cooking/ Solar drying/ Solar water
heater |
7 Heat pump systems
The collector/ Heat transfer to the refrigerant/ Upgrading
the heat/ Space cooling/ Installation in the home/ System
efficiency/ Influence of climate/ Advantages and disadvantages/
Environmental impact/ Conclusions
Activities:
Ground and air temperatures/ Heat transfer/ Matching the
heat demand/ Getting advice |
8 Biomass
Sources/ Energy crops/ Conversion of biomass to energy/
Environmental impact/ Biomass heating/ Conclusions
Activities: Local biomass sources/ Potential
of local forests/ Local versus global production/ getting
advice/ biomass potential in school and at home/ biomass
poster |
9 Wind energy
Creating energy from the wind/ Design features of wind turbines/
Types of micro wind turbines/ Sizing wind systems/ Environmental
impact/ Wind energy resources/ Wind potential at your school
or home/ Siting and planning/ Costs of small scale wind
power
Activities: Make and test your
own wind turbine/ Understanding what affects efficiency
of wind turbines/ How many blades are best/ Wind potential
at your school/ Making an anemometer/ Researching your wind
speed/ The big wind debate/ Compare the performance of micro
wind turbines/ getting advice |
10 Photovoltaic
systemsThe sun’s energy/ The sun’s
motion/ Photovoltaic process/ Photovoltaic cells and modules/
Stand alone systems/ Grid connected systems/ Environmental
impact/ Advantages and disadvantages/ Future potential/
Conclusions
Activities: Make your own clinometer/ Draw
a horizon line diagram for your home/ Lets play marbles/
Build a photovoltaic cell and module/ Make your own solar
powered merry go-around/ photovoltaic house/ What percentage
of electricity could be produced by 10m2 of photovoltaic
(PV) panels in my home?/ Getting advice/ Centralised versus
decentralised electricity production |
