SEACS Curriculum ResourcesThe 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• Support projects that would not normally be locally

funded.• 3 year project, runs until September 2014.

The project partners

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

SEACS Curriculum Resources

Science

Design & Technology

Personal, Social & Health education

Understanding the underlying issues

Researching and displaying the solutions

Key transferable skills

- Lesson plans for age 11-14- Teaching resources suitable age 7 upwards

1. Introducing energy & climate change

2. Investigating running costs

3. Investigating heat loss & insulation

4. Investigating renewable energy

Science Lesson Plans

1. Introducing the energy house project

2. Planning the energy house

3. Designing the features

4. Building the features

5. Presenting the house

Design & Technology Lesson Plans

1. Understanding fuel bills

2. Understanding energy meters

3. Carrying out an energy audit and creating an action plan

PSHE Lessons Plans

1. Letter to a pen friend, including• Whether their house if it’s warm, cold,

airy• Seasons and climate• How they prepare for the weather

2. French conversation• Energy themed French script,

translations and matching activity

3. Posters & videos, including• Energy saving & climate messages

Foreign languages – Activity guide

“Nous avons un chauffage central au gaz de ville mais comme c’est une grande maison, elle prend dutemps à chauffer. En hiver, le soir, nous fermons les volets des fenêtres pour empêcher les courantsd’air et nous portons des pulls et des chaussettes épaisses!”

1. Organising & holding a climate related fun day

2. Energy saving arts and crafts ideas3. Building practical energy

demonstrations

Extra Curricula – Activity guide

Photos courtesy of Google images

Thank You

For more information on the SEACS programme and to

download the curriculum resources please visit

http://www.seacs.info/