Analyst
Analysing data categories
A collection of 14 activities relevant to a range of subjects and key stages.
Analyse a school's solar data
Analyse data from your school's solar panels or a typical school with solar panels on Energy Sparks
10 KS2 KS3 Maths
Analyse community use of your school buildings
Analyse how much electricity is being used by community groups using your school and what it's costing in £ and CO2.
15 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Maths
Analyse how much greenhouse gas is being produced by your school's food waste
Calculate what your food waste is costing your school and the planet
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Analyse your school energy use - review heating timings
Analyse what your school's gas data tells you about when the heating comes on and turns off
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
Analyse your school energy use - what's happening in the school kitchen?
Analyse your school's kitchen energy use and interview kitchen staff to understand how their behaviour fits with the data
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Maths
Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
Find out when and how your school is occupied and understand how this fits with energy consumption patterns
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Maths
Analyse your school energy use - when pupils are at school
Use your knowledge of the school day and your school data to analyse when electricity is being used by pupils
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Examine the carbon emissions from UK's electricity generation
Calculate the carbon load of the National Grid (the mix of fuels and energy sources generating electricity for our country)
10 KS3 KS4 Geography Maths
Making sense of our school's carbon footprint
This activity will give older children the opportunity to think more fully about their school's carbon contribution
10 KS2 KS3 KS4 Maths Science
Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop
Attend an Energy Sparks pupil workshop to kickstart your school's energy saving and carbon reduction journey
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
Review and reflect/ Follow up check
Check the data to see if you've made a difference to your school's energy use
5 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Maths
Staff and pupils receive an Energy Sparks energy audit
Arrange free help from Energy Sparks to reduce your school’s energy costs and carbon emissions
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Understand your school's baseload
Analyse how much electricity is being consumed when the school is empty (evenings, weekends and holidays)
10 KS2 KS3 Maths
Use energy data during maths lessons
Practise looking at real data using Energy Sparks charts
10 KS2 Maths