Teaching about Natural Resources at KS2 with Busy Things
The way we create energy has a huge impact on climate change, so understanding the options countries have about the energy sources they choose to use, can help your pupils understand how we can reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we produce.
Activities included within the lesson are as follows:
Renewable or non-renewable?
Interactive sorting activity
What does renewable and non-renewable mean?
Can your pupils work out which energy sources are renewable? Which not?
Generating green and non-renewable electricity
Interactive jigsaws
Choose one green energy source and one non-renewable one to research, and find out about each using the jigsaws.
Information about each source is given once its jigsaw is complete. Stuck for time? Click the auto-complete button!
Compare types of electricity generation
Writing project
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each kind of electricity?
Don’t forget to use the clip art!
The UK’s energy sources
Interactive graph project
Which energy sources does the UK use most?
Is this sustainable?
Do you think we should change the energy sources we rely on? How?
Download our PowerPoint presentation and lesson plan
This Key Stage 2 lesson covers geography curriculum objectives on the topic of Natural Resources. Including interactive activities that challenge children to recall prior knowledge, research opportunities, and real-world statistics to prompt discussion and invite children to share opinions on the increasingly important topic of climate change and sustainability. The lesson can be followed in full or adapted to best suit your children and timetable.
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