Climate Cops for your 7–11 year olds

Bright ideas in energy efficiency

• 1 x teacher booklet with ideas & activities
• 4 x energy journey classroom posters
• 10 x information cards
• 25 x lesson activity worksheets
• 1 x energy efficiency parent leaflet
• 1 x CD ROM with more activities & resources

This Climate Cops teaching resource has been developed with practicing teachers to provide a comprehensive set of tools to deliver a series of stimulating lessons and exciting assemblies. The aim of the programme is to engage children in energy efficiency to encourage them to make a genuine improvement to the environment. Visit npower.com/climatecops where your children can play our interactive energy saving games and download Climate Cop materials and activities.

Activities

Students are invited to join the Climate Cops – Skye, Will, Oscar and their polar bear K’eyush – and go on a four part Energy Journey to explore how we use electricity every day.

The Climate Cops resource includes:

1 x Teacher booklet containing flexible classroom ideas for discussion and practical activities for each topic

4 x Classroom posters and flash cards supporting different stages of the energy journey and designed to act as visual and interactive teaching aids

10 x Information cards developed as both a reference tool and/or can be distributed to pupils to assist learning

25 x Worksheets carrying a series of class activities to support lesson outcomes

1 x Parent leaflet to reinforce the key energy efficiency messages that have been covered in school at home

1 x CD ROM containing all the above plus assembly plans, animated diagrams, whiteboard activities and much more

Here’s a taster of what you can expect from the resource

View the following materials for each part of the Energy Journey:

The Energy Journey: Part 1
What is electricity and where does it come from?

• Sample Resource for The Energy Journey Part 1 (PDF, 0.74Mb)
• Teachers Note for The Energy Journey Part 1 (PDF, 0.54Mb)

The Energy Journey: Part 2
How does electricity get to your home and how is it used?

• Sample Resource for The Energy Journey Part 2 (PDF, 0.88Mb)
• Teachers Note for The Energy Journey Part 2 (PDF, 0.56Mb)

The Energy Journey: Part 3
How to use electricity sensibly - including energy efficiency and safety

• Sample Resource for The Energy Journey Part 3 (PDF, 1.3Mb)
• Teachers Note for The Energy Journey Part 3 (PDF, 0.36Mb)

The Energy Journey: Part 4
The way forward - planning for the future

• Sample Resource for The Energy Journey Part 4 (PDF, 0.63Mb)
• Teachers Note for The Energy Journey Part 4 (PDF, 0.56Mb)

This is a truly engaging resource for pupils and teachers. It’s carefully researched, well-presented and easy to use – an excellent interactive learning tool. Not only does it provide stimulating, relevant activities in Science, Geography, Citizenship and English, but it also empowers children to make a real difference to their environment.
Ron Naylor, Headteacher, Forefield Junior School, Merseyside..