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PROJECT
TREAM
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January 2005 |
ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES
Let's shine a light on the savings
A contribution to education for sustainable development
This resource handbook has been prepared by: Rayner Mayer - Sciotech Projects, Reading Seyhan Turan - Sciotech Projects, Reading Juraj Krivosik - SEVEn, Prague Roberto Caponio - Ambiente Italia, Milano Joaquim Corominas - Ecoserveis, Barcelona Marta Jofra - Ecoserveis, Barcelona |
Preface
The aim of TREAM project is to raise awareness for saving energy and in particular the potential for saving energy through the use of more energy efficient appliances. Such products have been introduced following enactment of primary legislation at European Union level to energy label household appliances and a set of agreements with the manufacturers to remove the most inefficient appliances from the market.
The potential for saving energy and other resources by using energy efficient appliances is considerable. So the introduction of such products into our homes will allow each of us to do our share towards meeting the EU's Kyoto commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the impact of global warming.
This handbook contains a set of modules and describes activities for use in primary as well as secondary schools covering a range of themes. These can be taught or introduced in a variety of ways to supplement aspects of a school's curriculum.
Each module is self-contained with background information and a set of activity sheets for students and additional notes for teachers.
The emphasis is on understanding how the new information that is now available is able to characterise products and to choose appliances with a low environmental impact. It also describes the use of Internet sources such as the European Appliance Information System (another TREAM task) which provides information not available elsewhere.
The ideal is to encourage young people and their families to make a contribution towards society by using energy more efficiently thus leading to a more sustainable lifestyle. It forms a contribution towards education for sustainable development, a theme which is being developed by European environmental ministers following the Kiev meeting.
This work is collaboration between partners from 9 European countries working within the TREAM project, an acronym for T ransforming the M arket for E nergy Efficient A ppliances.
We hope that this resource handbook will help teachers everywhere in Europe and would appreciate comments and suggestions as to how improve it.
Rayner Mayer, Seyhan Turan
Teacher Assessment Report
This resource book will be modified according to the comments and the feedback from the class teachers. Therefore the teacher's comments are invaluable for the improvement of the material. An assessment sheet has been prepared for this purpose and it is available here.
Any additional comments would be welcome.
Acknowledgements
This project was part funded by the EU's SAVE program under contract 4.1031/P/02/055
Collaboration between SEVEn and NGO Tereza, who have offered three of the modules to all primary schools in the Czech Republic
Jan Smolik, CZ for the artwork
Pictures by Jan Smolik were published with permission of Tereza, association for environment education, Czech republic -www.terezango.cz, www.terezanet.cz
Cristina-Adriana Alexandru from the National College Tudor Vianu, Bucharest, Romania for the collaboration in designing the activities and translating into English the Romanian contribution to the resource handbook and to Adina Adarov, teacher from Titu Maiorescu School, Bucharest, Romania.
Links to National Curriculum Subjects
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Science Physics |
Design and Technology |
Natural sciences Chemistry Biology |
Social Science Geography |
Art and Design Manual Crafts |
Citizenship |
Foreign Languages |
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Story of Energy | x |
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Miming of Energy | x |
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Lemonade without energy | x |
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Sun Festival | x |
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Our own electrical circuit | x |
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Energy detective | x |
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How much energy do you use | x |
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Consequences of global warming | x |
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Greenhouse effect quiz | x |
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Identifying labels | x |
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Design your own label | x |
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Game: what and where? | x |
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Research in shops | x |
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Energy efficient appliances: Home Research | x |
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Estimation: how much energy do you use in the home? | x |
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Conservation saves money | x |
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Design your own low energy kitchen | x |
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Home energy audit | x |
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GLOBAL WARMING MODULE LESSON PLAN
DATE LESSON 1 LESSON 2 LESSON 3 LESSON 4 LESSON 5 THEME Energy Awareness Environmental Effects of using energy Introduction to Global Warming Effects of Global Warming Saving energy and the environment OBJECTIVES & AIMS Understanding the importance of energy Understanding how much our lives are dependant on energy consumption Understanding the link between energy consumption and environmental problems and identifying the type of problems we have today What is Global Warming (climate change) Why is it happening? What will be consequences of global warming? What can we do to stop global warming (part1) What can we do to stop global warming (part2) How can we save energy, money and the environment? DISCUSSION Where and how do you think we use energy? Why is there a difference in using energy in different houses? Getting to school. What type of pollution will it cause, how this is related to GW Discussion over the global warming, greenhouse effect and the consequences of GW What each individual can do to save energy and protect the environment ACTIVITY Activity: finding energy usage in the pictures and classifying them Activity: coming to school, adv-disadvantages of cycling, walking, bus and car Activity1: game, going on holiday, finding the consequences of GW in Europe Activity2: from front page of the newspapers, finding the missing word Activity: Poster activity Using articles and illustrations from magazines, newspapers to design a newspaper adding drawings and text Activity: Poster preparation how can we help reducing pollution and impact of climate change HOME ACTIVITY Where energy is used in your home How do you come to school? Find information about global warming look into articles, newspapers collect and bring to school How GW can be stopped, listing the things that can be done 1-Reading background information 2-what can YOU do to reduce the impact of GW RESOURCES *Power point presentation *Illustrations related to energy consumption *Activity1 material *Background information Pictures, articles from newspapers Activity1 material Background information Power point presentation Activity1 material: map, counters etc Newspapers, magazines, Background information Power point presentation Activity1 material cardboards, pictures, articles from the magazines and newspapers Activity1 material: cardboards, pictures, articles from the magazines and newspapers Background information: Handouts