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SEACS Curriculum Resources The Model House

SEACS Curriculum Resources The Model House. SEACS: Sustainable Energy Across the Common Space. Community energy project €2 million project INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England programme, ERDF funded. Promote European “citizenship” Cooperation: exchange and joint activities

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SEACS Curriculum Resources The Model House

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  1. SEACS Curriculum ResourcesThe Model House

  2. SEACS: Sustainable Energy Across the Common Space • Community energy project • €2 million project • INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England programme, ERDF funded. • Promote European “citizenship” • Cooperation: exchange and joint activities • Support projects that would not normally be locally funded. • 3 year project, runs until September 2014.

  3. The project partners

  4. Aim and Objectives • Aim • Empower and inspire people on each side of the “English” Channel to actively reduce their energy consumption. • Objectives • Raise awareness of climate and energy issues • Encourage long term behavioural changes regarding energy use. • Learn from each other • Testing and sharing new or innovative methods • Develop common tools

  5. SEACS Curriculum Resources Understanding the underlying issues Researching and displaying the solutions Key transferable skills • Lesson plans for age 11-14 • Teaching resources suitable age 7 upwards

  6. Science Lesson Plans • Introducing energy & climate change • Investigating running costs • Investigating heat loss & insulation • Investigating renewable energy

  7. Design & Technology Lesson Plans • Introducing the energy house project • Planning the energy house • Designing the features • Building the features • Presenting the house

  8. PSHE Lessons Plans • Understanding fuel bills • Understanding energy meters • Carrying out an energy audit and creating an action plan

  9. Foreign languages – Activity guide • Letter to a pen friend, including • Whether their house if it’s warm, cold, airy • Seasons and climate • How they prepare for the weather • French conversation • Energy themed French script, translations and matching activity • Posters & videos, including • Energy saving & climate messages “Nous avons un chauffage central au gaz de ville mais comme c’est une grande maison, elle prend du temps à chauffer. En hiver, le soir, nous fermons les volets des fenêtres pour empêcher les courants d’air et nous portons des pulls et des chaussettes épaisses!”

  10. Extra Curricula – Activity guide • Organising & holding a climate related fun day • Energy saving arts and crafts ideas • Building practical energy demonstrations Photos courtesy of Google images

  11. Thank You For more information on the SEACS programme and to download the curriculum resources please visit http://www.seacs.info/

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