ECOBOX (KS 3 and 4)

4 kits available

The Ecoboxes have been produced in partnership with Norfolk City Council, Norfolk County Council and Norwich 21, aided by grants from CUE East and the Norfolk Climate Change Panel.They are designed to promote teaching and learning about sustainable living in secondary schools, using a cross-curricular approach. The activities in the kit are suitable for use in science, geography, English, citizenship and PE lessons and a booklet of suggestions for further cross-curricular links is included. A brief summary of the resources is given below together with a link to a full kit contents list. The resources have been piloted in a number of Norwich City schools and have been well-received, with many teachers commenting on the excellent work produced by students in response to the Ecobox activities.

Each box contains the following resources:

• 10 sets of 'Global Steps' cards - a simple game enabling studetns to estimate their personal ecological footprint.
• 'Where's the Impact?' - a card game in which students investigate ho wmuch land and energy is used to make different consumer goods by analysing different stages of the production cycle.
• 30 Ecosaver powermeters - easy-to-use devices that allow students to check the energy consumption of electrical appliances.
• '5-a-day:How far away?' - a resource to help students think about the environmental impact of the food they eat
• 30 pedometers and a set of associated activity sheets
• 'Hitting the Headlines' - an activity based on photographs and cuttings from recent EDP articles related to cliamte change.
• 2 wireless energy monitors for real-time recording of electricity consumption.
• 10 CABE 'Green Day' booklets with suggestions for a fully cross-curricular approach to teaching about sustainability.
• DVD 'Designs that hold Water' - an introduciton to SUDS (sustainable urban drainage systems)
• Comprehensive Teachers' Notes
  
  The EcoBox is supported by a web-page providing additional materials and sign-posts to supporting organisations addressing different aspects of Sustainable Living.
  
  

• Click here to see the Full kit Content: item-by-item
  
  
• Click here to see the Teachers Notes (will be added shortly)
  

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