Energy Trailer

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This hands-on program deepens students' understanding of energy, with a focus on electrical energy, transfer, and transformation. Students engage with turbines, solar technologies, and other learning tools to investigate how electrical energy is generated in Australia, considering environmental and economic impacts of non-renewable systems. They also have fun transforming their own kinetic energy to power a range of everyday devices. The Energy Trailer serves as a platform for students to compare and evaluate renewable energy sources and explore how Australia's energy needs can be met. Students also explore scientific inquiry processes, such as posing questions, collecting and analysing data, and evaluating findings to draw reasoned conclusions. Additionally, they examine how science and technology collaborate to address societal needs and how design decisions incorporate sustainability principles. Through the lens of consumer choices, students consider personal and community strategies for promoting sustainable energy solutions.

Key Concepts:

Energy: The ability to do work, transferred and transformed in various forms (e.g., electrical, kinetic).
Electricity: A form of energy resulting from the flow of electric charge, essential in powering modern systems.
Transform and Transfer: Conversion of energy from one form to another and its movement through systems (e.g., kinetic to electrical in turbines).
Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy: Resources like solar or wind that replenish versus finite sources like coal.
Turbine: A device that converts kinetic energy (wind or water) into mechanical or electrical energy.
Solar Energy: Energy harnessed from the sun, often through photovoltaic cells in solar panels.
Coal Power: A non-renewable energy source widely used in Australia, contributing to environmental challenges.
Environment: The natural world affected by energy systems, with an emphasis on sustainable practices to minimise harm.
Sustainability: The practice of designing solutions that meet present needs without compromising future resources.
Scientific Inquiry: Processes used to ask questions, collect data, and form evidence-based conclusions.
Design and Technologies: Systems & tools created by integrating scientific principles- e.g. electrical energy transformations in engineered products.
Consumer Choices: Decisions made by individuals or communities regarding products and energy use, influencing sustainability outcomes.

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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures

First Nations communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways. (A_TSICP1)

The First Peoples of Australia belong to the world's oldest continuous cultures. First Nations Australians demonstrate resilience in the maintenance, practice and revitalisation of culture and continue to celebrate and share the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures. (A_TSIC3)

Sustainability

General Capabilities

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