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Electric Avenue

Being more energy efficient helps the environment, as well as our bank balances. But this is only part of the bigger issue surrounding electricity consumption. The everyday choices we make in our homes about which electrical appliances to use and when to use them have consequences for the rest of the population, as they impact on electricity supply.

In this lesson, which is suitable for extending the more able, students compete in a game as they try and help a family make wise choices in order to save on their electricity bill. It assumes that students have prior knowledge of how to calculate kWh and the cost of electricity.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students can calculate kWh and the cost of electricity

  • Students can calculate percentage changes

  • Students can explain how changes impact on the amount of electricity used.

 

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Subject(s)Science
Age11-14
Published2010 to 2019
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Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/rxerrq

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