The information packs, written by expert organisations like the Eden Project, give you with the information you need before you start teaching your class. Simply download them to find out about the big issues and current trends.

topic	information pack	assemblies
Climate science
Energy
Energy mix
Transport
Waste
Water
Biodiversity
Carbon Cycle Capers

Activity Resources
It's time to do something to make a difference! The Pod's activities can help your school save energy, water, waste or carbon, and promote biodiversity. The resource pack for each activity explains how to run it successfully in your school. The packs include:

• audit templates
• campaign ideas
• how to track your activity on the Pod
• links to Eco-Schools Awards

Lesson plans
Each activity has lesson plans to help you bring sustainability into the classroom, preparing pupils for practical activities that will make their school more sustainable.

Take it home worksheets
These worksheets encourage pupils to take their learning home and inspire their families to be greener. They are two sides of A4 long - print them out on a single sheet to save paper.

activity	resource pack	lesson 7-11	plans 11-14	take it home
Better off by bike
Big energy show
Biodiversity Spring
Biodiversity Summer
Biodiversity Autumn
Biodiversity Winter
Bug hotel
Carbon cycle capers
Degrees of change
Electric vehicles
Energy mix
Flushed with success
Goodbye standby
Lose your bottle
Lunchtime crunchtime
Recharge your batteries
Switch on to switching off
Test a turbine
The big school warm-up
The heat is on
Waste Scientists
Watt can you power?
Will wind work?

These campaign guides are designed to help you run Pod campaigns in your school. These campaigns are nationwide and are designed to highlight key environmental issues. For more tools and resources  such as assemblies, films, posters and factsheets visit the tools tab within the campaigns section

campaign	resources
Green Day guide
Switch-Off Fortnight campaign guide
Waste Week campaign guide

Kick-start your school's green projects/lessons by inspiring your students with the Pod's assembly presentations and videos.

title	download
How to make a pencil from a used plastic cup
Where does your rubbish go?
Eco-Schools assessment
Top cycling tips from Victoria Pendleton
Switch Off Fortnight Karaoke video
Switch Off Fortnight music video
A tour of a Green Flag school
Busta's Energy film Part 1 - The big energy issue
Busta's Energy film Part 2 - How to save energy at home
Busta's Re-cycling film
Switch-Off Fortnight 7-11 Assembly Download
Switch-Off Fortnight  11-14 Assembly Download
Watt can you power? 7-11 Assembly Download
Watt can you power? 11-14 Assembly Download
What is climate?
What is climate change?
Climate Science - Understanding Weather - Assembly Download
Electric Vehicles Assembly, age range 7-11 (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Electric Vehicles Assembly, age range 11-14 (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Waste Assembly (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Green Britain Day Assembly, key stage 2 (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Green Britain Day Assembly, key stage 3 (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Switch Off Fortnight at Brabins Endowed School
Biodiversity Assembly (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Green Assembly (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Energy Assembly (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
Green Day Assembly Ages 7-11 (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode) A PowerPoint presentation about holding a Green Day within your school.
Green Day Assembly Ages 11-14 (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)A PowerPoint presentation about holding a Green Day within your school.

Click on the links below to download resources specifically aimed at the 4-7 age group.

Lesson plans
Waste - Waste Scientists
Recycling
Saving energy
Transport
Habitats
Biodiversity - Will The Worm

Other resources
Waste - Waste Scientists activity pack
Waste - Waste Scientists take home sheet
Waste - Waste Scientists assembly
Waste - Waste Scientists assembly notes
Electric Vehicles - lesson plan
Electric Vehicles - worksheet
Assembly presentation (with teachers' notes - see the notes panel in 'edit slides' mode)
What did you learn? - activity sheet
Pod Primary Spot the difference
Recycling illustrations 1
Recycling illustrations 2
Energy illustrations
Transport illustrations
Habitat illustrations
Watt can you power? 4-7 lesson plan
Watt can you power? 4-7 worksheet

Pod ezines are packed full of news, case studies, competitions and additional resources.

title	ezine	ezine(pdf)
Spring term 2013
Autumn term 2012
Summer term 2012
Spring term 2012
Autumn term 2011

Why not download one or more of the Pod posters to help you get the whole school interested in your green projects

Title	Download
How electricity gets delivered to your home poster
Switch-Off Fortnight logo poster
Switch-Off Fortnight logo poster (landscape)
Switch-Off Fortnight, goodbye standby poster
Switch-Off Fortnight , Take the switch off challenge poster
Switch-Off Fortnight, switch on to switching off poster
Waste Week logo poster
Waste Week, we're taking part poster
Waste Week, lunchtime crunchtime poster
Waste Week, waste man and dog poster
Green Day energy poster
Green Day carbon poster

Lesson plans and worksheets for shorter activities designed to complement the main Pod activities.

title	resources
BSA Science activity Air waste ages 5-14
BSA Science activity Cleaning with Waste ages 5-14
BSA Science activity Polluting waste ages 5-14
BSA Science activity Recycling water waste ages 7-14
BSA Science activity Recycling paper waste ages 5-14
BSA Science activity Burning waste ages 11+
BSA Science activity Dissolving waste ages 7+
BSA Science activity Body waste ages 5-14
BSA Science activity Compressing landfill waste ages 7+
Collaboration nation
Hidden treasure
Waste superhero
Accessoride
Rubbish journey
Design your own infographic
Pod time capsule
Pod green millionaire
Pod eco warrior
Dress to impress
Joining up the weather
Big weather story
Snakes and Ladders
The 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Championships
Further Research
Top Tips
Maze
Recycled history
Snacks & Wrappers
Connect four
Life in the dumps
Rubbish creatures
The big energy show - Make your own weather station
The big energy show - School Electricity Survey
The big energy show - Electricity Audit Worksheet:age range 7-11
The Big energy show - Electricity Consumption Worksheet:age range 11-14
What is a kilowatt-hour? - information sheet
Electric vehicles - lesson plan:age range 4-7
Electric vehicles - worksheet:age range 4-7
Electric vehicles - lesson plan:age range 7-11
Electric vehicles - worksheet:age range 7-11
Electric vehicles - lesson plan:age range 11-14
Electric vehicles - worksheet:age range 11-14
Watt can you power? - lesson plan:age range 4-7
Watt can you power? - worksheet:age range 4-7
Watt can you power? - lesson plan:age range 7-11
Watt can you power? - worksheet:age range 7-11
Watt can you power? - lesson plan:age range 11-14
Watt can you power? - worksheet:age range 11-14
Bug hunt - lesson plan: age range 7-11
Bug hunt - lesson plan: age range 11-14
Bug hunt - worksheet 1
Bug hunt - worksheet 2
Bug hunt - bug pictures
Wind watch - lesson plan: age range 4-7
Wind watch - lesson plan: age range 7-11
Wind watch - lesson plan: age range 11-14
Wind watch - worksheet: age range 4-7
Wind watch - worksheet: age range 7-11
Wind watch - worksheet: age range 11-14
Wind watch - Windmill template
Wind watch - How to make an anemometer
Energy saving ideas
Energy vampire slayer
Peter The Owl Spot the difference
The biggest loser
Green for go
I spy
The carbon cruncher

Why not reward your students' efforts by awarding them a Pod certificate.

title	download
Special achievement 'for making our school greener'.
Special achievement 'blank'.

Use our selection of images and illustrations to help create your own resources.

Image
Teabag
Apple
Banana
Juice bottle
Cans being recycled
Cans being recycled 2
Cow pat
Digger
Digger 2
Paper and card recycling
Plastic recycling
Stacks of recycling
Rubbish conveyor
Crane with rubbish
Rubbish in truck
Rubbish sorting
Landfill site
Waste Man - Colour
Waste Man - Black & White
Waste Dog - Colour
Waste Dog - Black & White
Gas burner
Hydro energy
Oil icon
Solar icon
Insulation
Solar Panel
Wind turbines
Coal stock
Electricity pylon