Renewable Energy and Water Treatment
KS3, 4 & 5 and ISEB Common Entrance

Pupils will learn about energy resources, including oil, gas, biomass, food, wind, solar, waves and batteries, the distinction between renewable and non-renewable resources, the pros and cons of each. Pupils will also learn about water as a resource and about solutions to waste.

Activities include:

• A tour of our site with our solar panels, biomass boiler, woodland, ecorenovated building and live in yurts with solar and wood burners and our natural WET sewage treatment system.
  
• Using and building interactive models to look at how solar and wind work to create energy. How solar panels work.
  
• Pupils also have the opportunity to walk to a local site where a wind farm was planned and discuss the pros and cons of using wind turbines, with wind measuring.

This is a day of activities inside and out, with visual presentations and discussions on sustainability.

​Curriculum Links:

• Science: Earth as a source of limited resources and the efficacy of recycling. Electrical current. How the environment can be protected, fossil fuels, energy resources.
• Geography: Sustainable development.
• ICT: Measuring physical data.
• Design and Technology: Investigate new and emerging technologies. Understand developments in D&T, its impact on individuals, society and the environment, and the responsibilities of designers, engineers and technologists. Judging the quality of products; resources have been used appropriately; global environmental impact of products and assessment for sustainability.
• Citizenship: Develop an interest in, and commitment to, participation in volunteering as well as other forms of responsible activity. Debating a global issue, the interaction of people and the environment.

Pre-visit suggestions: 

• Check out our website with your class. Look at the Projects section to learn more about the WET system and our renewable energies on site. 
• Remember to bring cameras with you on the day.

Post-visit suggestions:

• Fill out the feedback forms that we will send you back at school to reflect on what was learnt during your visit. 

• ​Join our Facebook page.
  
• Students can design an energy audit for their school to find out where the school uses and possibly wastes energy. The students can write up a suggested action plan for the school.