Now that you have secured your location and created a way to get cleaner water, it is time to think about food. Sometimes it will be easy to make a fire and sometimes that might not be your best option for cooking food. In some cases, a solar oven could come in handy. Compare and contrast a solver oven versus a fire to cook food below.
As well as designing and building your own solar oven, your group need to research various types of energy sources, particularly those we use in Scotland.
Solar power is one source of renewable energy, however there are other sources as well as non-renewable energy sources. In your group, use the links below to answer the following questions:
1.Identify renewable and non-renewable sources of energy and give an example of how these are used in Scotland.
2.What is another name for coal, oil & natural gas?
3.Name some positive and negative global impacts of using non-renewable and renewable energy sources.
4.Where do we get most of our electrical energy from? How is it transferred to our homes?
5.Suggest ways in which we can reduce our own energy use and live more sustainably.
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/electricity/ (Use the tabs on the left-hand side)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/energy_resources/energy_rev1.shtml (Read all three pages)
http://www.ecofriendlykids.co.uk/renewablenonrenewablesources.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/non-renewable-energy/
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125965/seweb-energy-sources-and-impact-table1.pdf
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125965/seweb-energy-sources-and-impact-table1.pdf
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/get-learning/energy/second-level/#tabMaps
https://www.scottishrenewables.com/sectors/renewables-in-numbers/
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125966/seweb-renewable-energy-table2.pdf
