Explorer
Explore the facts and issues around climate change and energy
A collection of 25 activities relevant to a range of subjects and key stages.
Be an Energy Warrior
An activity for primary pupils to think about why it is important to fight climate change through using less energy and to feel empowered to take action as ‘Energy Warriors’
10 KS1 KS2 Citizenship Design and Technology Science
Build a model floating wind turbine
A video on renewables and activity instructions to build a floating wind turbine
10 KS2 KS3 Design and Technology
Find out about innovative renewable energy ideas
Find out about some amazing renewable energy generating inventions and design your own.
20 KS3 KS4 Design and Technology Science
Find out why food waste is bad for the planet
Fascinating facts about why food waste is such a huge environmental problem
20 KS2 KS3 KS4 Citizenship
Invite in an expert
Invite in a sustainability professional to talk about their job
20 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Design and Technology Geography Maths Science
Is biomass best?
A class activity exploring the advantages and disadvantages of biomass for heating and electricity
10 KS3 KS4 English Geography
Learn about appliances that use energy at home and school
Learn about the appliances that guzzle energy at home and at school
10 KS1 KS2 Citizenship Science
Learn about Community Energy
Learn about the concept of local energy cooperatives
20 KS2 KS3 KS4 Citizenship Science
Learn about marine energy
Resources for KS2 and GCSE students on tidal renewables
10 KS2 KS3 KS4 Geography Science
Learn about water power
Video clips and experiments to learn more about water power
10 KS1 KS2 Design and Technology Science
Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment
An overview of how electricity is produced, including fossil fuels and renewables, where our gas comes from and how our energy use affects the environment
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 Citizenship Geography Science
My impact on the environment
An activity to get KS1 children thinking about their environmental footprint
10 KS1 Citizenship Science
Research renewable energy cooperatives or initiatives in your area.
Find out more about renewable energy projects in your area
20 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Design and Technology Geography Maths Science
Run a silent debate on energy
An opportunity for pupils to consider and debate issues around energy use and production
10 KS3 KS4 Citizenship English Geography
Solar PV panels and how to increase their efficiency
Experiment to investigate the variations in electrical power generated with changes of solar panel angle, solar panel direction and shade
30 KS3 KS4 Science
Solar thermal heating, solar furnaces and solar ovens
Solar thermal heating and cooking
10 KS2 KS3 Design and Technology Science
Understand how our carbon emissions cause the Greenhouse Effect and Climate change
Demonstrate to pupils how the actions they take contribute to the warming of our planet
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 Science
Understand how our transportation choices impact the environment
Activity plans and worksheets to understand the impact of transportation on the environment
10 KS1 KS2 Citizenship Science
Understanding energy bills and house hold energy use
A guide to reading energy bills and understanding household energy use
10 KS3 Maths
Understanding how our diet affects the climate
Understanding how some of the food that we eat can have a big impact on the climate and our environment.
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 Citizenship Science
Understand where the UK's gas comes from
Find out where we source our gas from and present the data as a chloropleth map
10 KS3 KS4 Geography
Understand why COP26 was important
An explainer video and follow on activity to get primary pupils thinking about COP26.
10 KS1 KS2 Citizenship
Watch an animation about renewable energy
Find out about why renewable energy is better for us and the planet
5 KS1 KS2 Citizenship Geography Science
Year 6 statistics - data handling, line graphs, bar charts and pie charts
Use real world data from Energy Sparks schools to cover the National Curriculum objectives of the Year 6 Statistics unit
20 KS2 Maths