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Don't lag behind other schools! Get insulating now!

This activity helps schools to make small changes in their classrooms and keep the heat in!

Keeping doors and windows closed, and turning radiators down, are easy ways to save energy. Students will run a campaign to make everyone aware that insulation is important.

Your step-by-step guide to getting started and all the resources you need are below.

Good luck!

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There are opportunities to use this activity when teaching these subjects:

England: Science, Geography, Citizenship & PSHE, English, Art & Design

Scotland: Sciences, Literacy & English, Expressive Arts, Technologies, Social Studies, Health & Wellbeing

Wales: Science, English, ICT, Art & Design, PSE

Northern Ireland: The World Around Us, Mathematics & Numeracy, Language & Literacy, The Arts, PD&MU

For more information, see the curriculum guide.

Get Started

  1. Download and read the resource pack
  2. Run your 'start audit'. This will start your blog.
  3. Run the activity - remember to update your blog
  4. Run your 'end audit'
  5. Submit your blog for a medal
  6. Check the savings you've made on your podometer

Run start audit

Resources

Use these resources to help plan and complete the activity:

How other schools did it:

Read a Lessons Learned report:

How you can win a medal

Podometers

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When you finish an activity we use your start and end audits to count your activities and measure any savings you make. You can track your savings using your school's pod-o-meters.

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Eco-schools England

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This activity contributes significantly to an Eco-Schools Bronze Award. Two or more 'short' activities will contribute to a Silver Award.

Remember you will need to complete an Eco-Schools simple environmental review and action plan to meet Bronze Award criteria.

For more information go to www.eco-schools.org.uk/apply.