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Inside: A fun collection of light activities for exploring light, with accompanying picture book suggestions to use in your investigation.
Today we're sharing a super cool list of light activities for use in your next learning investigation. From fireflies to the sun and moon, torch play to glow sticks, we've got activity suggestions for exploring all different sources of light. They are perfect for teachers, educators and parents who would like to incorporate this fun, learning theme into their centres, classrooms and homes.

25+ Light Activities for Learning

Fireflies

1. Book Inspired Brainstorm: Eric Carle's The Very Lonely Firefly

is actually a great starting point for this theme as the firefly finds different sources of light while looking for it's friends. Before reading the book start out by brainstorming a list of as many different sources of light that the children can think of?

2. Firefly Drawing: My class of 5 year olds recently made fantastic firefly pictures by cutting a small piece of shiny paper for the body of the firefly and drawing on the rest of its body and decorating the night sky black background. I was surprised at how effective regular coloured pencils looked on black paper.

Day & Night: Light Activities Exploring the Sun, Moon & Stars

Continue your exploration of light with those most marvellous lights in our sky - the sun, moon and stars! Here are some fun ways to explore their wonder together...

7. Shadow Shapes: Children are fascinated by their shadow and their are lots of cool activities that you can do related to making shadows! Children can work in pairs or small groups to make super cool body shapes and then tracing the shadows with chalk (via Tinkerlab).

11. Book Link: Looking for a shadow book to explore together? Check out The Shapes of Me and Other Stuff by Dr Seuss

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15. Star Search: Be inspired to catch a star by reading the awesome How To Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers

and then make your own star shaped Cheese Puffs for morning or afternoon tea.

16. Starry Night Creations: There are so many children's art ideas inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night but these Starry Night Playdough Creations (via Early Years Down Under on Facebook) are my absolute favourite. You can also see their fabulous group collage here.

17. Book link: Support your child's interest in Van Gogh's famous painting with the book, Katie and the Starry Night by James Mayhew

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Torches

18. Fun By Torchlight: A fun way to revise reading sight words or spelling words is to make the room dark and hide the words (written on cards) all around the room. Then armed with torches, the children can go searching and exploring, reading the words as they shine the torch on them. Find out more at A Little Learning for Two.

19. Book Link: Read Flashlight by Lizi Boyd

and be inspired to make some pencil on black paper pictures of what you might see on a walk in the dark.

Glow Sticks

Lanterns

24. Fairy Garden: Battery operated tea lights

are much safer for projects with children. I love how My Small Potatoes has used them to create this gorgeous Fairy Garden Small World in a basket.

Fairy Lights

25. Just for Fun: Add a little magic to your classroom by decorating it with fairy lights for the week. You could even create a cosy book reading corner from a tent or large cardboard box. Check out this post from Lessons Learnt Journal for inspiration.

26: Book Link: You could also use the brightly lit toyhouse in children's classic, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

, as inspiration to create your own lighted dollhouses with fairy lights (via The Artful Parent).

Do you have any light activities your children love?

Lauren Hunt is an Early Childhood Teacher who currently works part time teaching children in their first year of school. She is also mum to a two year old daughter. Lauren is passionate about play-based, hands-on learning and is certainly kept busy by her energetic toddler!

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25+ Light Activities for Learning All About Light and Dark, Day and Night

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Inside: A fun collection of light activities for exploring light, with accompanying picture book suggestions to use in your investigation. Today we're sharing a super cool list of light activities for use in your next learning investigation. From fireflies to the sun and moon, torch play to glow sticks, we've got activity suggestions for exploring all different sources of light.

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A universal and empowering story about conquering your fears, from Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen.Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo but mostly it spends its time in the basement. It doesn't visit Laszlo in his room., Until one night it does .

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Have you ever wondered why the moon shines in the night-time sky?As the moon waxes and wanes above, the world below is full of busy night-time creatures; from turtles laying their eggs on white sandy beaches, to migrating birds using the moon to navigate their way to sunnier climes.

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There was once a little boy who was afraid of the dark. There's nothing unusual about that. Most children are afraid of the dark at one time of another. But this little boy was a Prince, and he decided that when he became King, he would do something about the dark.He would ban it.When the Ki...

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Most pupils are familiar with a battery operated torch. Using an example ask them to demonstrate how the light comes on. Explain that because the battery has stored energy that allows the bulb to light. Ask them to consider: What if there wasn't a battery but human effort had to make the torch work. Is it possible? Have a dynamo torch available? Compare the two torches. What happens if the winder stops moving? Is it hard work? How long can you keep the light on?
Step 2: Explain. Pupils recognise that movement is essential to generating electricity
Take a tour inside a power station by watching the clip from the CHRISTMAS LECTURES. Encourage the children to spot the named parts of a power station whilst watching the video. Challenge them to think about which parts are moving.

NB: The turbine needs to turn and this is a common factor whether the fuel is renewable or non-renewable.
Step 3: Explore. Pupils create questions and categorise into those that can be answered from previous research compared to a scientific question that is testable
Use the slide stimulus to encourage the pupils to generate their own questions about windmills. Question stem cards can be useful to support identifying the range of question words - How, what, should, where, when, who, could, if... then, what if.

Review the questions to sort into two piles: 'scientific explorers' and 'general knowledge'. This encourages the children to consider which questions could be classed as scientific. For example:
What is the most expensive windmill? Indicates a research based investigation.
Step 4 Experiment. Pupils make and test a windmill that could be used to turn a turbine Does a taller windmill turn faster? Is scientifically testable and would offer a pattern seeking investigation.
Step 5: Elaborate. Pupils apply new learning to a design sketch Where are the most windmills? Indicates a research based investigation
Do North facing windmills turn faster than South facing? Is a scientifically testable question and would offer a pattern seeking investigation.
Pupils define a testable question for themselves, eg: Do bigger windmills turn faster? Do three blades turn more than four blades? Ask the pupils to plan, predict and carry out a comparative fair test to measure and record the efficiency of a windmill. The focus of the learning is to understand the difference between scientific questions and general questions but the opportunity to discuss control of variables will be relevant also. The more efficient electricity generation the longer the non-renewable sources will last.

How can a super machine use several energy changing within it? There are clips within popular films such as 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' that could help pupils to understand the task. Search on the internet for such examples and perhaps watch a couple.

Ask pupils to label the drawing. Would it be possible to have over 100 energy changing points in one machine? Watch the CHRISTMAS LECTURES video clip Rube Goldberg machine running over several rooms! Challenge the pupils to spot the different types of energy sources.

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Siemens KS2 Activity 'Let there be light'

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Animal Fact Files - Nocturnal Animal Collection| KS2 Resource | Learning at Chester Zoo

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Produced by ARKive, this hands-on activity is designed to teach 5-7 year olds about nocturnal animals and the senses they employ to navigate life in the dark. Humans rely heavily upon the sense of sight and these activities explore the ways other animals have become adapted to life where and when light is less readily available.

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Are your children sun safe and smart?

Fingers crossed, we might enjoy a fair amount of sunshine over the next few weeks and if we do then we need to turn our minds to protecting ourselves from harmful UV rays. Schools have a duty of care to look after pupils and when it comes to sun protection, there is a lot we can do to keep children safe.

The responsibility of protection is a shared one though and children, parents and teachers must all work together to be sun-safe.

Sun Scream

The link between sun exposure and skin cancer risk is well-established and so it is crucial children and parents incorporate a sun protection regime into their everyday lives before school. Parents should apply a SPF 30+ broad spectrum UVA sunscreen to their children's skin every morning, at least 30 minutes before going outside. Older children should learn to apply sunscreen themselves and make it a habit.

The sun's UV rays are strongest from 10am to 4pm and this is when children are normally outside for their breaks, P.E. or outdoor learning activities and so schools have a big responsibility.

The Five S's of Sun Safety

One of the most successful sunscreen campaigns over the last 30 years has been the 'slip, slap, slop' programme which all started in Australia by Cancer Council. This has been extended to 'Slip! Slop! Slap! Seek! Slide!' and needs to be ingrained in the mindset of us all.

Image: www.skcin.org

Five Layers of Protection

1. Slip!

Slip on sun protective clothing that covers as much of your body as possible. Clothing is the most effective form of sun protection so the more skin you cover the better.

2. Slop!

Slop on SPF 30 or higher broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen, at least 20 minutes before sun exposure. Reapply every two hours when outdoors or more often if perspiring or swimming.

3. Slap!

Slap on a broad-brimmed hat that shades your face, neck and ears. A legionnaires hat is best because this protects the head and neck more effectively than a baseball cap.

4. Seek!

Seek shade from the sun whenever possible.

5. Slide!

Slide on quality sunglasses as they protect eyes from UV rays, which can lead to cataracts later in life. Look for sunglasses that wrap around and block as close to 100% of both UVA and UVB rays as possible.

Sun Screen

Have you got all bases covered? It's worth screening for what you have in place already.

There is certainly more slipping, slopping and slapping than ever before but there is definitely room for improvement and especially in relation to seeking and sliding.

Some schools enjoy wonderful protection from the sun with the natural canopy of trees and vegetation. Many have purpose-built canopies in the playground but unbelievably lots don't. Some playgrounds offer no protection at all from the sun and children playing in these spaces are highly vulnerable. If there is nowhere to hide and get out of the sun then children aren't being protected. Sun shade is so important or children are going to get burnt.

What Should Schools Do?

Sun Safe Schools recommends that schools implement four steps as part of their duty of care and they offer an accreditation scheme developed by national skin cancer charity; Skcin:

1. Create a Sun Safety Policy

2. Communicate with parents

3. Conduct a whole school assembly

4. Teach sun safety in class

The scheme is task and evidence based and after completing various activities and demonstrating these, your school can be accredited. They provide heaps of resources to help you get there and so it is a very worthwhile initiative to commit to and share with the whole community. Of course, being sun smart and sun safe also needs to incorporate being well hydrated and drinking plenty of fluids during the day.

Further Help

The World Health Organisation recommend that professional development for school staff should address sun safety policies, practices, and teaching strategies. As teachers we can take advantage of the many free, age-appropriate sun protection programmes available on the internet and feed these into our schools. For example, take a look at the Soltan Sun Ready programme for primary and secondary.

For more information about creating your own sun protection policy then Cancer Research have policy guidelines for nurseries and preschools, primary and secondary schools.

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Welcome to the Sun Safe Schools educational resource bank. All our resources have been bespoke designed by Skcin to offer the most comprehensive range of fun and engaging, curriculum linked learning for primary school children of all ages and abilities - all in one place and at your fingertips! Our mission is to develop children's understanding of the benefits and dangers of the sun, to influence behaviours and encourage the development of healthy lifestyle choices.

Under the new PHSE curriculum, English Primary schools now have a statutory obligation to teach children about safe and unsafe exposure to the sun and how to reduce the risk of sun damage including skin cancer. Our commitment is to make this enjoyable and effective for both children and teachers, with maximum impact on learning outcomes and minimum impact on valuable time and resources.

All educational resources are the strict copyright of Skcin, and should only be used by primary schools undertaking their accreditation process. They should not be copied, altered or shared with any third party outside of your school setting. Thank you.

The following whole school resources are our favourite picks that can be enjoyed by and benefit each and every class in the school (please note that we have provided a comprehensive resource specifically for Year 6 leavers below).

YEAR 6 WHOLE CLASS PRESENTATION, INDIVIDUAL WORKBOOKS AND GRADUATION CERTIFICATES

Skcin have developed a bespoke, curriculum linked resource for year 6 pupils to make sure they leave primary education with a clear understanding of: * Solar energy, UV light and the benefits and dangers of the sun * About the skin, its structure and how UV light can damage our skin and eyes * How we should protect our skin and eyes from UV exposure and prevent skin cancer. The year 6, 3-step programme includes a comprehensive scripted class presentation, the contents of which has been designed into individual workbooks that tests the child's reading comprehension and creative skills to reinforce the key messaging they need to take into secondary education and beyond. Once a child has completed their workbook, they are awarded with a graduation certificate of completion which celebrates and rewards them for their commitment and achievement. A wonderful presentation to deliver in an assembly that the younger pupils can aspire to.

These resources can be downloaded below and if required professionally printed, bound copies of the workbooks and certificates of completion can be purchased at £2.50 each. A really worthwhile investment for your year 6 leavers!

Sun Safe Schools Activity Sheets

Take your pick from our range of bespoke activities to have lots of fun in the classroom or outdoors reinforcing key Sun Safe messaging. There are 8 activities to choose from to suit various ages and abilities. Have fun!

Key Stage 2 | Additional Resources

In addition to the whole school resources and activities made available above, take your pick from our range of bespoke work sheets and curriculum linked lesson plans for Key Stage 2 children. The objectives of these resources are to develop children's understanding of UV and reinforce the importance of enjoying the sun safely using the Five S's of Sun Safety.

Key Stage 1 | Additional Resources

In addition the whole school resources and activities made available above, take your pick from our range of bespoke work sheets and curriculum linked lesson plans for Key Stage 1 children. The objectives of these resources are to develop children's understanding of UV and reinforce the importance of enjoying the sun safely using the Five S's of Sun Safety.

Reception and Class 1 Resources

In addition the whole school resources and activities made available above, you can use the resources made available below to help introduce and reinforce sun safety to early learners. The objectives of these resources are to develop children's understanding of UV and reinforce the importance of enjoying the Sun safely using the Five S's of Sun Safety.

Sun Safe Schools competition!

Why not enter our Sun Safe Schools annual wall display competition with your chance to win the following Sun Safe Schools educational resources for your school: A Sun Safe Superstars board game; 2 x George the Sun Safe Superstar books for your school library; 200 x A6 Activity booklets (KS1); 240 x Superstar reward stickers; 40 x Year 6 Sun Safety graduation printed workbooks and certificates.

From our Year 6 leavers workbooks and certificates, to reward stickers, activity booklets and books for your school library, the following resources are available to purchase to enhance the comprehensive range of free resources provided above.

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Download quality free resources or purchase additional resources to get your school 'Sun Safe' and educate your little sunbeams.

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Squishy Circuits begin with two types of pliable dough: a conductive dough allows for current flow, and a non-conductive dough that helps isolate different areas of a circuit. Each of these doughs are non-toxic and can be made at home or at school. Squishy circuits create opportunities for children to make exciting electrical models - utilising their knowledge and understanding of electricity in a more dynamic way than the traditional circuits they build in science using the battery holders, bulbs in bulb holders etc....

The children may design and make their own models and think about how they can add sound or light. For example, in chapter sixteen when Mr Tom returns to London he is caught in an air raid. The children could either design and make a torch to use in the air raid shelters, or they could make a siren to warn of an air-raid.

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Explore Benjamin Franklin history, myths and folklore, famous quotes, notable inventions and more including artifacts on display at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

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Thomas Edison Muckers: Your Blog for Everything Edison, Everyday

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Innovation can occur anywhere, this time in wind energy technology, with a radical step away from the big propeller driven wind machines to a simple vibrating post. Inits start-up phase, Vortex Bladeless is developing an environmentally friendly wind machine that resonates with the wind-see this fascinating video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW4AzDpjcsI

Aesthetically clean profile of Vortex Bladeless wind machine technology

It is a new wind energy technology specially designed for on-site generation; with selected partners and supporters on the development team. Early uses of this technology are expected to be in Africa and India, with scale-up to larger machines as experience and engineering allow. Let's examine some of the expected benefits:

Easy to install

Can pack wind machines closer together-more power output per area

Less intrusive on bird populations/migratory paths

Lighter construction-less intrusive site construction

No complex moving parts to lubricate and maintenance

No oils needed therefore no possible spills

Reduction of foundation size

Omnidirectional-no need to "yaw" into the wind

Quiet energy production

Vortex bladeless is mainly a solution for distributed energy generation. It is perfect to be placed near a house or over the roof. It can work on grid and off grid, and as a part of a hybrid solar installation plus wind generation.
Editor's Deep Dive:

Left: Intel-Edison module now available world-wide for developers. Right: The "Tommy" award given by the Edison Innovation Foundation.

"Now arriving on cell phone track 3.....the 5G Express. This is an all tickets train folks with station stops everywhere. All aboard!"

This train will change everything we have come to expect in telecommunications, transformational as some experts say - even bigger than the automobile and electricity others claim.

With 5G, the combination of speed, responsiveness and reach could unlock the full capabilities of other hot trends in technology, offering a boost to self-driving cars, drones, virtual reality and the internet of things.

Here are just a few of the general expectations:

Every cell phone can offer cheap, unlimited Internet access

Internet speeds many times faster than 4G service

5G will also affect the Internet of things-it all speeds up.

Augmented and virtual reality applications

Remote surgery via teleoperation

Tactile sensation of sights, sounds....etc.

Self-driving cars and traffic control

Health monitoring, especially for seniors

Weather warnings, and forecasting

Environmental monitoring

Some of the first 5G phones could be in your pocket/purse in 2019, a full year ahead of earlier projections, and premiering first at highest speeds in big cities like the Big Apple and San Fran. 5G will work best with higher communication frequencies, thus more cell towers, closer spaced, will be needed. This could cause cluttering and aesthetic concerns in urban neighborhoods. Expect lawsuit challenges as it all shakes out.

Thomas Edison so respected the importance of information and knowledge, he placed his office in his corporate library. Imagine if he had a 5G wireless Internet connection and cell phone!

On November 8th, John Keegan, President and CEO of the Edison Innovation Foundation will give a TEDx talk at NJIT, entitled "There's a better way to do it. Find it".

Hi....Tom Edison here. Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Listen to John Keegan!

The Edison spirit, captured in the quote above, is a timely message for people of all ages. Here are some key points Keegan will touch upon:

Edison is not just an historical footnote, but totally relevant to our world today.

His lifetime legacy of accomplishments in totality accounts for $8-12 trillion in our current worldwide annual economy of $80 trillion.

His accomplishments and creation of whole new industries currently accounts for one in four jobs on the planet.

His creation of R&D labs provides the limitless team-based innovation fuel that inspires our self-renewing cornucopia of technology driven progress.

He is the world poster child for a "fail your way to success" philosophy of life; and a champion of life-long learning.

Students today study him as they learn and practice STEM / STEAM in school. Edison is the great grand-daddy of this paradigm.

Life Magazine, in honor of Edison's cumulative inventive achievements, proclaimed him a powerful force for good, and worthy of the title, "Man of the Millennium"; a title never before attributed to any other human....the man of the last 1,000 years!

You can learn more about this great man. Stay tuned for announcements about this talk and its appearance on You Tube.

[ For more information, please click the following link tedxnjit.com]

Who says you must install solar panels on a house roof, or in big open fields in the desert; or perhaps on reclaimed landfills and brownfield sites? Why not float the renewable energy systems on water?

There are obvious advantages to doing this; such as, but not limited to:

No land areas taken up with panels

Cool water can help remove heat from the panels-making for better efficiencies

Less surface evaporation of water, especially in arid areas

Light reflection off water surface could increase panel performance by 5-15%

Decommissioning of plant much less disruptive than land based installations

Reduces algae growth on water surfaces.

China is a leader in this technology, as well as being a worldwide "monster producer" of solar panels. They have built the largest floating solar power plant in the world, 40 MW of renewable energy production comprised of 120,000 panels.

According to a report compiled by the International Renewable Energy Agency, Asia accounted for more than two-thirds of the worldwide increase in renewable energy generating capacity in 2017. It is likely many new types of solar applications, like floating systems, will be seen in the coming years. China, Japan, and India were among the top-most contributors to this increase.

What if you installed a floating solar plant atop a lake behind a dam? Could this help increase the output of the dam? Maybe you could use it to pump water back from the dam's outlet to help refill the lake for use again later as electrical demand increased? Water evaporation is a dam's enemy, so reducing that evaporation is desirable. Same with locating a solar plant atop a drinking water supply-less evaporation.

California is also experimenting with floating solar stations. Experts believe 20-30 percent of the state's energy needs could be derived by harnessing that state's suitable lake locations.

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Thomas Edison Muckers: Your Blog for Everything Edison, Everyday

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Educational Resources On Renewable Energy

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Teaching children about solar energy is a great way to introduce students to the concepts of renewable energy, climate change and energy equality with a global perspective.

We worked with teachers to design a resource pack that tackles the issues of climate change and energy in schools, while bringing alive the science of renewables with a global dimension. These resources are free for you to use in your school - and have been downloaded thousands of times by schools in the UK, America and Canada.

Absolutely brilliant... this has really caught the children's interest. We need to challenge our pupils and Sunny Schools does that.
Deputy Head, Prince of Wales Primary, London
The hands on activities to raise awareness and understanding of renewable energy were really helpful. As was the link to global energy issues - kerosene lamps, the impact of solar as an alternative.
Reading, Eco-Coordinator
Downloads:

There are three packs of Sunny Schools teaching resources available to download. Fill in the form below and we will email you links to download the following:

Sunny Schools Lesson Plan Pack (7.9MB zip)
This lesson plan provides an exploration of the value of light and the power of the sun to transform lives. It contains:

A lesson plan on light - This document outlines the lesson, and provides a brief checklist for materials, links, and other resources.

Impact Case Studies - Understanding the importance of learning about solar is part and parcel of understanding the amazing impact it can have on people's lives. These case studies tell stories of the positive effects of solar lights.

Light the Way Power Point - This PowerPoint introduces students to the many areas that SolarAid impacts.

Sunshine vs. Darkness Worksheet - This worksheet is designed to be used with the case study cards. Once students have read the cards, this sheet can help them gain perspective on the negative aspects of kerosene, and how the solar lights help to combat those effects.

Sunny Schools Resources (4.6MB zip)
This pack contains practical, investigative and discursive climate change and solar power teaching resources. It contains:

Welcome & Introduction to Pack - This brief document provides an outline for the programme. We've worked with teachers to design a resource pack that tackles the issues of climate change and energy in schools, while bringing alive the science of renewables with a global dimension.

Teaching Unit Cards - These Teaching Cards provide detailed descriptions of each of the six units in this pack.

Quick Links doc - These links provide many external resources for additional information, as well as online activities.

Activity Sheets - These Activity sheets are fun and thoughtful and promote stimulating discussion to follow the activity.

Case Studies - These photo cards provide visual examples of a range of topics, to be used with the teaching pack.

Photocards - These photo cards provide visual examples of a range of topics, to be used with the teaching pack.

Photocards Glossary - This document describes each photo card. Cards 1-9 show some of the effects of climate change seen around the world. Cards 10-15 show some of the human activities thought to be causing climate change.

Sunny Schools Support Documents (5.9MB zip)
This pack contains Assembly ideas, factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and more:

Assembly Ideas - This document provides ideas for assemblies to explain what Sunny Schools is. The assemblies can also encourage more involvement with the rest of the school, and perhaps introduce an element of competition e.g. awards for best class at saving energy.

Books List - We worked with teachers to compile a list of books that we know, and love, that teach students about climate change. All books can be found on www.amazon.co.uk or www.barefootbooks.com/uk/shop

Eco House Unit - In this hands on unit, students learn the impact of eco-friendly housing. They will design houses, and discover which features positively impact the environment.

Sunny Schools Quiz - Taking a quiz can show students how much they have learned, and this quiz is structured to show just how simple it is to understanding how to mitigate climate change.

Renewable Energy Factsheets - These 9 fact sheets break down the many forms of renewable energy, how they work, and where they operate most effectively.

Solar Cooking Pack - The Solar Cooking pack describes another hands on lesson. In this unit, students learn about the problems of cooking in the developing world, and finish by building a solar cooker.

Solar Data Sheets - These data sheets provide students with the forms to collect data on how much electricity their panels are producing, and recording the weather.

Student Investigation Worksheets - In these forms, we provide a website and listed a questions. Students can research using the links, and books to answer the questions.

Spotlight - Solar comic book (3.8MB)
This great little comic, produced by the World Bank, features an investigative journalist in 'The case of the crooked agent' which introduces some of the basic facts of solar lighting. The comic also features a solar fact sheet, a comprehension crossword and instructions for and experiment about refraction and how to build a solar oven.

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Teaching Solar - Sunny Schools Teaching children about solar energy is a great way to introduce students to the concepts of renewable energy, climate change and energy equality with a global perspective. We worked with teachers to design a resource pack that tackles

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BBC Bitesize - KS1 Science - Electricity

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KS1 Science Electricity learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Education about rail safety at Key Stages 1 and 2 (Scotland P1 to P6) provides safety awareness to young people in their early years. We have worked closely with teachers and students to develop resources that will help you to run fun, interactive activities that match different curriculum areas and deliver Ofsted requirements of PSHE ...

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Teach Climate Change - Teach Climate Change

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Share List A lot of climate-change deniers will use that same old tired argument: "Listen, the climate has been changing ever since there was a climate to change. It's bogus to think that humans have something to do with this." Unfortunately, we either know of or have a pretty good idea of the forces at ...

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Peter Hartree on behalf of Farquhar Design (www.farquhardesign.co.uk)

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Switched on Kids - from Electrical Safety First

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Learn about electricity and electrical safety with this children's website from Electrical Safety First.