Published by Australian Academy of Science
Activities | Australia’s low emission energy future

1. Low emission energy technologies: a worksheet 

Other activities

• Queensland Resources Council (Australia)
• Low emission energy sources – An introduction – a 14 lesson unit of work on low emission sources of energy. Students learn about fossil fuels, renewable energy and low emission energy technology through class discussion, video and internet research. They then prepare group presentations on a low emission source of energy.
• Renewable sources of energy: Investigation – students complete a worksheet to evaluate major sources of alternative energy available in Australia and internationally using internet resources.
• Future energy options: Business, industry and individuals – students complete a worksheet to evaluate energy efficiency options using internet resources.
• Low emission technologies – a PowerPoint presentation for teaching students about carbon capture and storage.
• Energy – a PowerPoint presentation for teaching students about the renewable and non-renewable sources of energy
• Understanding the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – a PowerPoint presentation for teaching students about the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
• Coal fired energy plant – students arrange the steps in producing electricity from a power plant.

• Power for a sustainable future: Activity sheets (Queensland Department of Education, Australia)
• Activity sheets – links to a large number of activities on sustainable energy including: Predicting the impact of renewable energies, Being more energy-efficient in our homes, Decreasing use of non-renewable energy and Obtaining and using renewable and non-renewable energy.

• The Helix Teacher’s guide (CSIRO, Australia)
• The future of energy in Australia – what would you choose? (No. 121, August 2008, pages 2-5) – students research, design and market an energy solution for two fictitious Australian communities.

• Origin Energy (Australia)
• Energy in your home – students calculate energy use and costs in their home using the online calculator. They then explore ways to improve energy efficiency through an interactive ‘house’.

• Visy Enviromaniacs, (Australia)
  • Energise the Earth – students recognise where energy is lost from the home in this simple interactive game.