wind energy Archives - Education

31 Aug 2022

Renewable energy is child’s play

by Claire Hughes | posted in: STEM In Action, Biological Sciences, Careers In STEM, Earth & Space Sciences, Tools for Teachers | 0

Writing about the energy transition for children. Use this topical children's book to engage and educate students on the challenge of climate change and the energy transition. This resource is best suited to students in years R to 6 studying … Continued

29 Nov 2021

Renewable Energy

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, Physical Sciences | 0

We don’t have to be tied to dirty coal-fired power stations for our energy needs. We have real options, explains Sarah Keenihan. This excellent explainer article talks about the different forms of renewable energy and the impact they have on … Continued

4 Nov 2021

In Class With… Dr Alan Finkel

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: In Class With..., Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, Physical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Get access to the biggest STEM names and brightest minds with our In Class With… series. Renewable energy powerhouse Dr Alan Finkel took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class With… event. With questions submitted by … Continued

25 Sep 2020

Power walking with a wind turbine

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Physical Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Nanogenerator is like a tiny personal wind turbine. Learn about a newly developed way to generate electricity that could be used to power phones sustainably. This article is suitable for Earth and Space and Physics students in years 6, 7, … Continued

27 Aug 2020

STELR Career Profiles in STEM – Wind Energy Engineer

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, Careers In STEM, Physical Sciences, STEM In Action, Tools for Teachers | 0

These videos explore the work of Senior Mechanical Wind Energy Engineer, Rosemary Barnes and provide a step-by-step tutorial for students to design their own turbine blades using CAD. Wind energy is one of Australia's main sources of renewable energy with … Continued

5 Jun 2020

Best of: Renewable Energy

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action, Tools for Teachers | 0

Our best of series, published regularly, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week: Renewable energy for year 7 students studying Earth and Space Science. Australian Curriculum Code: ACSSU116 Year 7: "Some of Earth’s resources … Continued

29 May 2020

STELR Wind Turbine Investigations

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, Physical Sciences, STEM In Action, Tools for Teachers | 0

This series of videos show investigations using STELR wind energy packs to build the most efficient wind turbines. If you want to transform the energy in wind into electricity, you want machines that do this as efficiently as possible – … Continued

3 Mar 2020

Chief Scientist: We need to transform our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Chemical Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, Physical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

“Make no mistake, this will be the biggest engineering challenge ever undertaken.” This article is suited to students in years 7-10 studying Chemical, Earth and Space or Physical Sciences. It links the importance of school curriculum knowledge with current and … Continued

24 Sep 2019

Clean energy technology is drawing inspiration from nature

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

By observing how plants, animals and even mud behave, renewable energy innovators are uncovering new ideas. Use this interesting article with students in years 4 – 10 studying any science. It would be particularly suited to those studying energy generation … Continued