This term Stage 3 students are studying renewable energy with the ultimate aim of discovering a way to cook a S'more leaving the smallest possible carbon footprint and generating the least amount of greenhouse gases. 
We will investigate why it is important to think about our carbon footprint, discover what climate change is and what is causing it before investigating how we use energy and looking for alternatives to fossil fuel generated electricity.

What is Energy ?? 

​Use this clever interactive to discover the different types of energy and how they can transform from one form to another

RENEWABLE ENERGY MAP

Click on the image below to see an interactive map of all renewable energy projects in Australia. 

HOW IS ELECTRICITY GENERATED??

Find out how electricity is generated and the various sources of energy that can be used to generate electricity.

WIND ENERGY

​Watch the two videos below to understand how wind energy can be converted to electricity.

Wind Turbine Blade Design

The students carried out an investigation into the design of wind turbine blades. There were many inventive designs and much fun was had with the testing. Look at the video on the right.

​SOLAR POWER

Solar energy is the widest and most easily accessible renewable energy source on Earth. It has been estimated that the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth every single hour is enough to power all of humankind's energy needs for a year. ​

Save the world

Play this great interactive game to save the world using renewable energy and learn about all the different types along the way as well. 

Geothermal Energy

Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining - Whaat??

Yes - you read that correctly! We mined chocolate chips to understand the effect of coal mining on the environment. Fun!

And then there were S'mores!!....

Even the students were impressed with how well a shoe box solar oven could cook yummy S'mores in the middle of winter.