Energy For Everyone
KS2  

Pupils will be led on an informative tour of the site, to see first-hand the ways in which we aim to reduce carbon emissions, save energy and use eco-friendly building materials. This will include learning about our retrofitted lodge with air and ground source heat pumps, photovoltaic solar panels and sheep's wool insulation. Discover what low embodied energy means for a building! We will also see our exciting yurt, woodland hall, pole barn, cobb oven and compost toilets!

This is a great introduction to sustainability as a topic and provides many thought provoking ideas and concepts. Children can explore this further through hands-on exploration of designing and building snap circuits. Take a walk up local Salt Hill, a proposed wind turbine site, to measure wind speed with an anemometer all the while thinking about pros and cons. Finishing off the day with an activity revolved around biomimicry design, how we can learn effectively from nature. 
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Back at school:

Activities / Resources 

• Design and build a model eco-building or plan an eco-town based on the ideas used on site. 
• See our Projects Page for inspiration and to find out more detail about our on site projects.
• Watch this 'Story of Stuff' animation to help explain where our energy comes from: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z6P-PoZVKQ
• Become Climate Champions:​https://www.52climateactions.com/choose-renewable-energy/full

​Curriculum Links

• KS2 Geography - human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.