Eden Education:
Electrical Carbon Footprint

This session will allow pupils will explore their energy usage at home. They will consider how many different appliances run off electricity and try to work out the amount of electricity they personally consume in a day at home. This will enable the pupils to begin to understand their carbon footprint and to explore the solar farm’s relevance to them and their own lives.

Electrical carbon footprint: KS2

Year level: 3-6
Curriculum areas: Maths
Materials: Powerpoint of electrical and non-electrical items,

Teacher information for the session. Pupils look at electrical vs non electrical items, then calculate their carbon footprint.

Electrical carbon footprint appendix: KS2

Year level: 3-6
Curriculum areas: Maths

Appendix containing pictures of everyday electrical items.

Electrical carbon footprint worksheet: Lower KS2

Year level: 3-4
Curriculum areas: Maths

Worksheet that will get students to calculate how much energy they use per day.

Electrical carbon footprint worksheet: Upper KS2

Year level: 5-6
Curriculum areas: Maths

Worksheet that will get students to calculate how much energy they use per day.