Discover our comprehensive range of educational materials to help you learn more about sustainable energy. These resources are suitable for wide range of ages and are designed in a compelling, easy-to-understand way.
Activity Sheets
These Activity Sheets are fun challenges for younger students which introduce energy and biodiversity.
Lessons Packs for Parents and Teachers
Lesson 1 – Energy
This lesson focuses on different types of energy and how and why we use energy.
Lesson 2 – Electricity
This lesson looks at different electrical energy sources and the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy.
Lesson 3 – The Story of Westmill
This lesson tackles the issues around climate change and explores the story of the Westmill site.
Lesson 4 – Wind Power
This lesson focuses on the historical uses of wind energy and how and why wind can be harnessed.
Lesson 5 – Solar Power
This lesson looks at the importance of the Sun in sustaining life on earth and how and why sunlight can be harnessed.
Lesson 6 – Sustainable Future
This lesson helps students to understand what sustainable development means and helps to link issues around climate change with sustainable development.
Lesson 7 – Hydropower
This lesson explains what what Hydro power is and how hydroelectricity is generated.
Lesson 8 – Osney Lock Hydro
This lesson identifies reasons for Osney Island’s suitability for a run of river hydro schemes. Osney Lock Hydro is the first community-owned hydro scheme to be built on the Thames and is situated in Oxford.
Lesson 9 – The Fish Pass
This lesson uses Osney Lock Hydro’s fish pass installation to identify reasons why fish migrate and understand how several different types of fish pass allow fish to migrate upstream.