Learn about renewable energy and why it is so important for our future. Learn ways to conserve energy at home and school. Students will take a guided hike and learn how nature utilizes energy, analyze the immediate and long-term effects of energy resource depletion, and evaluate options for energy conservation and sustainable resource management. Students will consider renewable versus non-renewable resources. 

Target Audience: Grade 5 (Age 10-11).  

Offered: Year round.

Program Length: Full Day - generally 3.5 hrs (10AM-1:30 PM) unless otherwise noted. Students will have lunch by the river.

Overall Goals

1. analyse the immediate and long-term effects of energy and resource use on society and the environment, and evaluate options for conserving energy and resources;

2. investigate energy transformation and conservation;

3. demonstrate an understanding of the various forms and sources of energy and the ways in which energy can be transformed and conserved.