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Water Wonders Unit of Work Australia is one of the world's driest continents, yet its citizens use more water per capita than anyone else.In this unit students investigate water strength and pressure through dam wall modelling. A field trip to a freshwater creek leads to studies of freshwater invertebrates as indicators of water quality. |
Koombooloomba Hydro Dam Koombooloomba Hydro Dam. Hydro energy is generated using the power of water. |
Low Emission Energy Technologies - An Introduction (based on year 10 guidelines) This is a teaching unit, designed for Year 10, aimed at engaging students in investigations about low emission energy sources. A unit outline, teacher guidelines, student activity and an assessment task are provided. |
Renewable sources of energy investigation worksheetThis is a worksheet consisting of a blank data table designed for students to record information resulting from their research into renewable energy resources. It specifies the types of energy resources to be investigated and suggests topics for research focus. |
Future Energy Options worksheet This is a worksheet designed to help students research ways of reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. It recommends a number of websites, and provides data tables and focus questions as well as tasks to direct the research. |
Energy PowerPoint Compare the advantages and disadvantages of renewable and non-renewable energy resources. This is a PowerPoint presentation, with accompanying teacher notes, which outlines the characteristics of a range of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. It describes the positives and negatives of renewable energy sources, such as solar energy, and non-renewable energy sources, such as coal. |
Renewable Energy in Queensland fact sheetRenewable energy is used from a number of sources in Queensland. Approximately 6% (745 megawatts (MW)) of the 12,500 (MW) of electricity generating capacity in the state comes from renewable sources. The most significant of these is biomass primarily bagasse or sugar cane waste.In this fact sheet an overview of renewable energy generation in Queensland is provided. |
