Powering the Future - Teacher Resources
Below are our teacher resources on 'Powering the Future' for use in the classroom. These are aligned to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and where applicable to the National Qualifications Framework. These are designed to compliment a visit to the Powering the Future exhibition at Glasgow Science Centre as pre and post materials.
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|Name||Level||Description of item||Download|
|MY DECC 2050||Second, Third, Fourth||Online activity||
Explore energy supply/demand and CO2 reduction scenarios:
|Hydroelectric Power||Second, Third, Fourth||Individual, pair or small group activity|
|How do Wind Turbines Work||Second, Third, Fourth||Individual, pair or small group activity|
|Oil, Coal and Gas Formation||Second, Third, Fourth||Individual, pair or small group activity|
|Solar Power Plant||Second, Third, Fourth||Individual, pair or small group activity|
|Wave Power||Second, Third, Fourth||Individual, pair or small group activity|
Educators! You'll also find the OurFuture.Energy website a great resource for teaching and for directing students to on the topic of energy and there's fantastic teacher resources on the Energy Trilemma - security, sustainability and affordability here from OurFuture.Energy.
Can't find what you're looking for? We also have resources on the theme of 'Planet Earth', 'Forces, Electricity & Waves', 'Biological Systems', 'Cross Curricular' and 'Student Practical Skills Development'.
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