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'Green Plants' introduces the reader to the plants that inhabit almost every corner of the globe. Find out what plants need to stay healthy, learn about how we use them, and discover how plants reproduce.
'Green Plants' introduces the reader to the plants that inhabit almost every corner of the globe. Find out what plants need to stay healthy, learn about how we use them, and discover how plants reproduce.
Green Power
This computing activity gives Year 4 pupils the chance to use art computer software and a search engine to create an insightful ‘Go Green’ poster. The second activity in this resource also gives pupils the chance to use an animation package to create an animation/advertisement to convey the same message as that...
Green Racer (14-16)
This resources, from Siemens, looks at how an electric car works, the components of the system and the function of each component. Students research the charge and discharge cycles of a battery-powered device and consider the advantages and disadvantages of battery power. They look at what is meant by the capacity...
Green School
Howe Dell School was commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council as an exemplar eco-school. It took eight years to plan and build and features a wide range of engineering solutions and green technologies. For example, the inter-seasonal heat transfer system uses the...
This collection of resources from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) uses the example of Howe Dell Primary School, which was designed with the principle of being a sustainable school, as a context for exploring a school's carbon footprint and the use of technology to reduce energy usage.
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Green Solutions
A Catalyst article about green chemistry. Many reactions take place in solution. Water is a familiar solvent but there are many others, including a rather surprising one, carbon dioxide, which is a non-polluting ‘green’ solvent. The chemical industry relies on solvents to produce many everyday products, such as:...
Green Steel - The transition away from carbon
This information sheet gives educators background information on how the steel making process is changing in order to reduce or eliminate the amount of carbon dioxide produced in the process. It gives details on traditional steel making processes using carbon as the reductant and then discusses alternatives to...
This addition to the visually stimulating Sci-Hi series looks at the application of green technology in a wide variety of fields, from energy and manufacturing processes to transport and clothes, and it affects our lives. It looks at new materials, discoveries, and inventions, and assesses their environmental...